Wednesday, May 17, 2023

1200' (366m) Marion County Trail/Monongahela RR Meredith Tunnel in Fairmont, WV

West Portal: (Satellite)
East Portal: (Satellite)
South Trailhead: (Satellite)

Unfortunately, the state's link for the trail's web page doesn't work. You end up at the home page of the web site. Fortunately, the county's link for the trail does work.

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The tunnel was built in 1914, and the trail was completed in 1993.

The Monongahela Railroad was a shortline jointly owned by Pennsy and Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE) to access the coal mines in the area. The P&LE was controlled by the NYC. Later, the B&O acquired a one-third ownership. [American-Rails]

5:38 video @ 1:20


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