Blisworth railway station Blisworth railway station Blisworth railway station was opened by the London and Birmingham Railway in Blisworth, Northamptonshire in 1838. The station was opened on 17 September 1838. In 1845 the L&BR opened their Northampton and Peterborough Railway, a line which connected Peterborough and Northampton from a junction nearby. In 1853 the station was rebuilt to the north, closer to the junction to facilitate changing trains. In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of the London and North Western Railway. In 1866 a line was opened to Banbury by the Northampton & Banbury Junction Railway. This
Stickpile Tunnel 1975 and the rail line was abandoned that same year. Green Ridge, West Virginia, an abandoned railroad town, was located near the western portal of the tunnel, across the Potomac River. The National Park Service acquired the tunnel and adjacent portions of the WM right of way in 1980. The site is part of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Stickpile Tunnel Stickpile Tunnel, also known as Greenridge Tunnel, is an abandoned railroad tunnel in Allegany County, Maryland, located about southwest of Little Orleans. It was built by the Western Maryland Railway (WM) in 1906. It was constructed with