Exploring the Perkasie Train Tunnel - A Haunting Solo Adventure!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- After several viewers suggested I check out the abandoned Perkasie train tunnel, I set out on a solo adventure to uncover its secrets. I knew little about this eerie place, but as I cautiously made my way through the dark, mysterious passage, I quickly realized why it has a reputation for being one of the most haunted spots in Pennsylvania.
From its historic past to the chilling atmosphere inside, this tunnel did not disappoint! Shadows lurked, eerie echoes filled the air, and every step deeper felt like stepping back in time-or into the unknown. Is there something truly paranormal hiding in these depths?
Join me on this thrilling exploration and see for yourself! Would you dare to walk through this tunnel alone? Let me know in the comments!
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Neato! Thanks for the recon. We have this on our list!
Hiya Lumberjack!
Glad I could help! Let me know what you think if you end up going through it.
@@jennsylvania1633will do.
This tunnel was once the main way for The Reading Company to ship taconite to Bethlehem Steel until the mid 1970's. During the time required to unload an ore boat at Port Richmond, trains ran about every two hours through here. When ConRail was formed on 4-1-76, all iron ore shipments going to Bethlehem Steel were off-loaded at the newer South Philadelphia piers. The steel mill wanted the shorter routing via Port Richmond, Fairhill Junction / Tabor Rd. in Philadelphia. ConRail wanted the longer, easier routing via South Philadelphia. More than once a broken coupler made a shambles out of the commuter rush hour due to its sawtooth profile on the difficult route. The Bethlehem branch had many commuter trains.
I remember those long heavy trains would get stuck at Perkasie because of the steep grade
Hi William!
That’s some really interesting history! Thanks for sharing, and for watching.
That is an active rail line. East Penn owns the line. It is infrequently used though.
thanks for watching
Got to give you credit Jen, you are a brave woman to explore that alone! Good thing nothing scared you and you ran out the other end and would have been stuck on the other side as not to go back through. Would have been a long ways around and some climbing to do. When we were in Alaska, we here on a train excursion that went up through the mountains with several tunnels to go through. I was amazed at how close the sides were, barley enough room for the train. Keep up the fun adventures, love going along on them with you!...Daniel
Hi Daniel,
I'm not sure if I'm brave or just a little crazy... lol. But thank you for the compliment! You may have noticed there wasn’t much filming on the way back-I was moving a lot faster! After reading about all the deaths that took place in the tunnel, I have to admit, I was a bit spooked.
Alaska? That’s amazing! I hope to get there one day.
I really appreciate you taking the time to comment-thank you!
It was told it was an engineer who lost his head. The tunnel once had two tracks but only one train could pass through at a time. They call that a gauntlet track. Because of that, the train would have been very close to the tunnel wall. Thus anyone with their head out the window would lose it.
very scary to think about.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated!
Wow! Super cool video, Jensyl. I bet it was so creepy cool! Thanks for the explore❤️
Hiya Kia!
truth be told...I got scared halfway through the tunnel : O
Thank you for watching, my friend!
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.
Hiya Jeff!
Oh yeah, small downs have history that normally only the locals know about. Always interesting.
I think Perkasie is very cool and will most certainly be back to explore more in the area.
Thank you for watching!
Very interesting. Thanks for bringing us along. 😊
Very interesting video. Thank you for sharing this❤❤
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Engineer was beheaded while driving a camelback type locomotive. He was in a different area then his fireman. No one new of a problem until the train passed Quakertown station without stopping. The fireman then went forward to find the horror and stopped the train 🙃
Hi Nigel, thank you for the comment. Both sad and scary what happened in the tunnel.
Thank you for watching, my friend!
That is the story I know.
Exactly ventilation exactly
thanks for watching!
You finally found it...congrats! Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Hiya Christine!!
Yes, I finally found it. Thank you for taking the time to comment. It's much appreciated!
Very cool tunnel! Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Hi Deborah!
Both cool and a lil' scary...lol
Thank you for watching, my friend!
I don’t know who would’ve said it’s abandoned, but East Penn still uses it to serve their customers in Quakertown
didn't realize it at the time, but yeah, I believe that you are correct.
Thanks for watching!
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 👋
I'm looking a the tunnel.... looks cool, great video Jenn. Be safe looks spooky😮😅😅
Hiya Candy!
Yeah, it's a little creepy, but that's part of the fun!
thank you for watching!
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.
Hi Chuck, Yeah, I now know that the tracks are still being used. I didn't realize that the day I visited. I heard about the fire and will look for the video about it.
Thank you for watching. It's much apreciated!
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. : )
Thanks for showing the tunnel and doing the leg work ! Little bit of past history
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.
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
👉 A large number of Irish laborers died from cholera during the construction of that tunnel. Some even had the great misfortune to die from asphyxiation when the ventilation shaft was closed off.
Hi William, very sad.
The Irish immigrants back in the 1800's had it really rough. Thanks for sharing the story.
@jennsylvania1633 What happened at Duffy's cut west of your location was even worse. Ans that took a team college students to unearth.
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
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.
True, it is an active rail line
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!
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!
Not sure I would have been able to go in there alone. Very spooky.
Hi Kathy, not sure I would ever do it again...especially if I am alone
Thanks for watching!
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
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
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
I understand! Some tunnels definitely give me the creeps too. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for watching!
Im new to your channel and find your videos and content very interesting, being a rail road enthusiast....
Glad you found it! Didn't it seem like forever to get to the light at the end of the tunnel?
Hi David, yes!
truth be told I got scared half way through.
The way back, I moved quickly. lol
Thank you!
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.
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.
wow,.. so cool.. kinda like walking through caverns, except the stalactites are icicles:)
Good morning, my friend!
Yeah, it definitely had a natural cave feel to it.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. It's much apreciated!
Great video. I don't know how you find the stamina to record in these freezing temperatures.
Hi Lana!
Thanks for watching! It’s pretty tough to shoot out there in the cold. But, I’ve got a lot of layers. :)
Looking at the tracks in the snow at 0:44 clearly shows the railroad is NOT abandoned. Practice extreme care!
The vertical shaft was for leaving out smoke from steam locomotives. I thought the tunnel has two of these. I believe the other was where that first large ice formation was in the middle of the tracks, and is plugged now.
You are correct. I didn't know they were active at the time. That said, I don't believe they are used often. I only saw the one vent, but you may be right. A second one was probably iced over.
Thank you for watching, my friend!
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.
sounds interesting. I'll have to look into it
Thank you !
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!
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.
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.
It was a Reading RR and maybe a North Penn RR line.
I did all my Summers there in Wilkes-Barre in the 70s
Hi Daniel, the tunnel was not in Wilkes Barre, it's in Perkasie
That said, I think I need to visit Wilkes Barre. Lots to explore there!
The area at the beginning of the video was actually quite pretty, but the tunnel was definitely a little unnerving!
agreed
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. It's much appreciated!
Be careful 🙏 I'm sick of this cold.... I hear that hawk
That is cool. I'm thinking bicycle powered cart?
Hiya Patrick!
I’m not sure, but it would definitely be a cool way to travel through the tunnel.
The tunnel is used a couple times a week by North Penn railroad to bring cars to and from the interchange with Pennsylvania Northeast railroad at Telford out to various businesses around Quakertown.
that's what everyone is telling me. I didn't realize that at the time.
Thanks for watching!
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!
Haunted by the conductor who lost his head. By a train going the opposit way in the tunnel.
Hi David, OMG, is that how it happened, he popped his head out white another train passed?
Yes at one time the tunnel had two sets of tracks. So you can imagine how tight it was. They didn't realize any thing was wrong until the train reached Quakertown. Then someone hopped on the train and stopped it.
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?
Now you have to make a second video around Halloween, where you revisit the tunnel at midnight! 👻
👍🚂👍
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! 👍
You know when you got to the other end of the tunnel,it was getting a little creepy there😅.
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!
It’s not abandoned. Trains regularly run through it … for people who might try to go through it.
SEPTA operated passenger trains from Philadelphia to Easton, Bethlehem to Allentown before a six month strike.
Hey don't get me wrong I enjoy exploring too but if it's anything less than 20 degrees going to explore and I'm doing is over the Internet watching you guys do it I'm not doing it I don't know how you're doing it right now I couldn't
Did you ask for permission before trespassing?
What temperature can you get frostbite is it 10° or is it 15 I'm not sure if anybody know out there how cold it has to be to get frostbite
it's a good question. I'm not sure.
Moisture gets in between the rocks and when it freezes it expands and then it breaks stuff
Eminem tracks that you're walking on through that tunnel there's tracks are not dead they use them once in the morning and once in the afternoon them tracks are not that there's no for that went through there and did the history on that and this is a pretty pretty reliable explorer and he turned around and he explained it to use that tunnel once in awhile so I'd be careful
Do you see the shiny spots on them tracks on top do you see what the top of the tractor cleaned see if you look at it pay attention I'm telling you there's a train that goes on them tracks and you thinking they're not using it well you better watch your surroundings a little better