Tuesday, May 27, 2025

CSX/C&O Tunnels between Despard and Lodgeville, WV

Abandoned Tunnel: (Satellite)
CSX West Portal: (Satellite)
CSX East Portal: (Satellite)

MP Rail Photography posted
A CSX manifest emerges from the Lodgeville Tunnel as it heads westbound on the Mountain Sub between Bridgeport and Clarksburg.
March 29, 2025
Despard, West Virginia
Power:
CSX 3227 - ES44AH
CSX 799 - ES44AH
CSX 7014 - CM44AC
CSX 589 - AC44CW

The above photo is of the west portal. This view is of the east portal.
Street View, Nov 2024

The tunnels are a little east of Despard. The northern tunnel is obviously abandoned.
The current tunnel is 2,708' (825m) long. [TheWashCycle]
1958/60 Clarksburg Quad @ 24,000

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