That was pretty cool, never knew about that place. The rails seem a little shiny with no rust on the tops of them for being abandoned, and typically you will have small saplings grow between the ties if its abandoned, might be used every once in a while I suspect. Thanks for the vidyah.
Really enjoyed this video. I’ve walked through this tunnel more than once in my life, mostly as a kid mucking about around town. This tunnel runs under Ridge Rd and parts of Tunnel Rd off the ridge. That first big building you come to after the train station is Davis Feed Mill which is still in business to this day. I love living in this small town full of history. Keep exploring Perkasie, there is lots to discover.
I felt freaked out just watching you walk through that tunnel. You could hear all of the different sounds of the water dripping. It was have been a little scary. I also thought it was neat to see the ice formations in the tunnel.
Hi Sara, It definitely had a spooky vibe, but the ice formations were super cool! After getting home, I realized that I really shouldn't have ventured through the tunnel alone. Definitely a scary experience...lol
Hi Holly, It was a cool lil' adventure, but truth be told, I was a little scared at times. Next time I'll bring a friend Thank you for watching. Always appreciated. : )
There is something quite unsettling about walking through a tunnel alone. All the different noises really play tricks with your mind. I’ve never been to the Perkasie tunnel. Originally constructed by the North Pennsylvania Railroad. This is part of the same line that runs through Quakertown. There is a tunnel a couple miles from my place called the Dilingerville tunnel. It’s the only active rail tunnel in Lehigh County. First time I walked through that I heard so many weird sounds. It was mostly water dripping but it really plays tricks on the mind. The Perkasie tunnel is still used by trains so be careful. Great work Jenn!! Stay safe.
Hi Daniel! Thanks for watching! Wilkes-Barre sounds like a really interesting place with a lot of history. I need to plan a trip soon! Thanks for watching!
If you keep going, there's a water tank at Rockhill from steam days. I would park north of the tunnel and go in. The all wood water tank is still there because it sits in water so no one can climb or mess with it. ( plus you're trespassing at the water tank). Owned by a quarry.
Old equipment cabinets for the signals. The old Reading signals are still there. This is the Quakertown Lansdale line that ran from Hellertown yard under I-78 to Philadelphia. There is a lot of haunted places in this area
you braved a cold day, I've walked thru a few tunnels here in western pa, i just don't like the ones where you can't see the other end ...lol. thanks for the video take care
I've never been there, but . I lived in lansdale, and perkasie and qtown loved living in Bucks County. Great video thanks, and brings back memories. I'm now retired in NC
If you're ever in Marysville, check out the road that tunnels under 11&15 so you can get to the Susquehanna River it's very old and made of stone. There's a side tunnel down inside that's blocked off with a gate.
Last I knew few years ago tracks were not connected from wye at Lansdale Yard north and I found the tunnel near a grocery store and I walked up over the hill. I couldn't find the norther part of the tunnel so I went up PA 309 I think to Allentown.
I live north of Quakertown and on certain nights you can hear an old steam train going up the rail-trail between Quakertown and Coopersburg. Supposedly this is the train where the conductor was decapitated.
Hi Mark, that's a scary story. If you do a quick search on tragedy within the Perkasie tunnel, you'll find there has been many tragedies there. Had I read about it prior to going there. I probably would not have walked through it
Yes, the holes up to the outside are for ventilation. Ice sickles are dangerous. Be careful when traveling on railroad property, no matter if it's in use or not. You have the best intentions but a meet up with railroad police might not go as well as one might expect.
@ Your welcome! I really enjoy your content, I love Pennsylvania, I grew up in that region, and have been homesick since I moved, so your videos and others like them give me a taste of home! Thank you and keep up the great work! 👍
The rail line is not abandoned. It is used for freight trains belonging to the North Penn railroad. The passenger trains Would run from Quakertown to Lansdale. There were talks about returning the passengers trains from Quakertown to Lansdale but so far nothing has come so far. The place you are walking by at 3:34 is a feed mill. There was a lumber yard and coal delivery siding. Fire destroyed the lumber yard and some businesses, houses I think in the mid 80s . There is a video about the fire in Perkasie.
Thanks for the tour. Even though isn't any NO TRESPASS sign, it's still a very risky walk in there: 05:07 to 05:30 + = swastika 05:50 = stalactites or icicles = VERY dangerous & can easily cause mortal wound if touched and caused to drop 10:50 = falling rocks = dangerous beyond all manner of speaking for the future, please wear hard hat, goggles, and thick soled boots to insure safety Look forward to your next video.
That was pretty cool, never knew about that place. The rails seem a little shiny with no rust on the tops of them for being abandoned, and typically you will have small saplings grow between the ties if its abandoned, might be used every once in a while I suspect. Thanks for the vidyah.
Very interesting video. Thank you for sharing this❤❤
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Wow! Super cool video, Jensyl. I bet it was so creepy cool! Thanks for the explore❤️
Really enjoyed this video. I’ve walked through this tunnel more than once in my life, mostly as a kid mucking about around town. This tunnel runs under Ridge Rd and parts of Tunnel Rd off the ridge. That first big building you come to after the train station is Davis Feed Mill which is still in business to this day. I love living in this small town full of history. Keep exploring Perkasie, there is lots to discover.
Very cool 🚂👻 there’s also a trolley tunnel over by the park
Hi Samantha, yes, I was able to check that out a few months ago. I really like Perkasie!
Thank you for watching, my friend!
@ Oh good. It’s a cute place 👋
Very interesting. Thanks for bringing us along. 😊
You finally found it...congrats! Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Thanks for showing the tunnel and doing the leg work ! Little bit of past history
I felt freaked out just watching you walk through that tunnel. You could hear all of the different sounds of the water dripping. It was have been a little scary. I also thought it was neat to see the ice formations in the tunnel.
Hi Sara,
It definitely had a spooky vibe, but the ice formations were super cool!
After getting home, I realized that I really shouldn't have ventured through the tunnel alone. Definitely a scary experience...lol
I'm looking a the tunnel.... looks cool, great video Jenn. Be safe looks spooky😮😅😅
Spooky tunnel. Love how the ice formed in there. You've got guts going in there. I'd of freaked out. Lol.😂 take care jen.
Hi Holly,
It was a cool lil' adventure, but truth be told, I was a little scared at times. Next time I'll bring a friend
Thank you for watching. Always appreciated. : )
That was scary Jenny. The ice on the cave looked like teeth lol. Have a good one 😊
Hi Robert,
Yes, very scary...especially when I was in the middle of the cave, and everything was dark
Thanks for watching, my friend!
There is something quite unsettling about walking through a tunnel alone. All the different noises really play tricks with your mind. I’ve never been to the Perkasie tunnel. Originally constructed by the North Pennsylvania Railroad. This is part of the same line that runs through Quakertown. There is a tunnel a couple miles from my place called the Dilingerville tunnel. It’s the only active rail tunnel in Lehigh County. First time I walked through that I heard so many weird sounds. It was mostly water dripping but it really plays tricks on the mind. The Perkasie tunnel is still used by trains so be careful. Great work Jenn!! Stay safe.
Love your videos kiddo grew up in Wilkes-Barre in the 70s
Hi Daniel!
Thanks for watching! Wilkes-Barre sounds like a really interesting place with a lot of history. I need to plan a trip soon!
Thanks for watching!
If you keep going, there's a water tank at Rockhill from steam days. I would park north of the tunnel and go in. The all wood water tank is still there because it sits in water so no one can climb or mess with it. ( plus you're trespassing at the water tank). Owned by a quarry.
Very cool tunnel! Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Old equipment cabinets for the signals. The old Reading signals are still there.
This is the Quakertown Lansdale line that ran from Hellertown yard under I-78 to Philadelphia.
There is a lot of haunted places in this area
Thanks for the interesting vidio.
My dad had many stories about it being a
Reading RR engineer.
Hi Sam
I'm sure the stories were quite interesting.
I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!
you braved a cold day, I've walked thru a few tunnels here in western pa, i just don't like the ones where you can't see the other end ...lol. thanks for the video take care
Not sure I would have been able to go in there alone. Very spooky.
I've never been there, but . I lived in lansdale, and perkasie and qtown loved living in Bucks County. Great video thanks, and brings back memories. I'm now retired in NC
Be careful 🙏 I'm sick of this cold.... I hear that hawk
It was a Reading RR and maybe a North Penn RR line.
That is cool. I'm thinking bicycle powered cart?
If you're ever in Marysville, check out the road that tunnels under 11&15 so you can get to the Susquehanna River it's very old and made of stone. There's a side tunnel down inside that's blocked off with a gate.
Last I knew few years ago tracks were not connected from wye at Lansdale Yard north and I found the tunnel near a grocery store and I walked up over the hill. I couldn't find the norther part of the tunnel so I went up PA 309 I think to Allentown.
I live north of Quakertown and on certain nights you can hear an old steam train going up the rail-trail between Quakertown and Coopersburg. Supposedly this is the train where the conductor was decapitated.
Hi Mark, that's a scary story. If you do a quick search on tragedy within the Perkasie tunnel, you'll find there has been many tragedies there. Had I read about it prior to going there. I probably would not have walked through it
Now you have to make a second video around Halloween, where you revisit the tunnel at midnight! 👻
Yes, the holes up to the outside are for ventilation. Ice sickles are dangerous. Be careful when traveling on railroad property, no matter if it's in use or not. You have the best intentions but a meet up with railroad police might not go as well as one might expect.
Im new to your channel and find your videos and content very interesting, being a rail road enthusiast....
I did all my Summers there in Wilkes-Barre in the 70s
the Line and the Tunnel Isn’t abandoned Is still Active From Quakertown to Telford and Back Use by East Penn
Yes, I believe that you are correct.
Thanks for watching!
I have a 5’x5’ map of S.E.PA from 1860, and the tunnel is represented on it.
I Robert, oh yeah, this tunnel has some year's behind it. Construction started in 1853. Thank you for watching!
You know when you got to the other end of the tunnel,it was getting a little creepy there😅.
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thanks for watching!
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Your welcome! I really enjoy your content, I love Pennsylvania, I grew up in that region, and have been homesick since I moved, so your videos and others like them give me a taste of home! Thank you and keep up the great work! 👍
The area at the beginning of the video was actually quite pretty, but the tunnel was definitely a little unnerving!
The rail line is not abandoned. It is used for freight trains belonging to the North Penn railroad. The passenger trains
Would run from Quakertown to Lansdale. There were talks about returning the passengers trains from Quakertown to Lansdale but so far nothing has come so far. The place you are walking by at 3:34 is a feed mill.
There was a lumber yard and coal delivery siding. Fire destroyed the lumber yard and some businesses, houses I think in the mid 80s . There is a video about the fire in Perkasie.
That Tunnl is not Abandoned. It still used by the North Penn RR. The trains go from Lansdail to Quakertowm PA.
They look like active rails in active rails would be rusted within a couple of days
I Dave, I believe that you are correct. A few others mentioned it in the comments.
Thanks for the info as well as for watching!
Thanks for the tour. Even though isn't any NO TRESPASS sign, it's still a very risky walk in there:
05:07 to 05:30 + = swastika
05:50 = stalactites or icicles = VERY dangerous & can easily cause mortal wound if touched and caused to drop
10:50 = falling rocks = dangerous beyond all manner of speaking
for the future, please wear hard hat, goggles, and thick soled boots to insure safety
Look forward to your next video.
Where in Perkasie is this tunnel? I, myself, would not have ventured into this tunnel. Why is this tunnel not closed to people entering into it?
SEPTA operated passenger trains from Philadelphia to Easton, Bethlehem to Allentown before a six month strike.
It’s not abandoned. Trains regularly run through it … for people who might try to go through it.