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| Abandoned posted I recently revisited the abandoned Glady Tunnel in West Virginia, a 1,000-foot tunnel constructed under Shavers Mountain for the Coal & Iron Railway (C&I). The Coal & Iron Railway (C&I) was established in 1899 by the West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railway (WVC&P) to lay railroad tracks from Elkins to Durbin. In Durbin, these tracks connected with the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Greenbrier Division, which in turn linked to the C&O mainline near Lewisburg. By 1903, the C&I line was operational, featuring tunnels under both Cheat Mountain and Shavers Mountain. By 1905, the C&I had been integrated into the Western Maryland Railway's Durbin Subdivision. Later 1973, the Western Maryland Railway became part of the Chessie System. In 1985, the track segment between the Greenbrier Division and Durbin was closed by Chessie's successor, CSX. This closure followed the discontinuation of the former Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad's Greenbrier Division between Cass and its mainline near Lewisburg. 🔖 Read on about this tunnel and rail line: https://abandonedonline.net/.../west-virginia-central.../ Brad Norris: Is that an actual photograph? Doesn't look like it. Abandoned: Brad Norris Just careful use of a 3000 lumen flashlight and long exposures. Abandoned shared I recently revisited the abandoned Glady Tunnel in West Virginia, a 1,000-foot tunnel constructed under Shavers Mountain for the Coal & Iron Railway (C&I). More photos from this summer and from a few winters ago: https://abandonedonline.net/.../west-virginia-central.../ [The rest of the description is the same as above.] Bridges & Tunnels posted [The description is the same except for the link: http://bridgestunnels.com/location/glady-tunnel/.] Gary Flanagan: Operated several trains thru the Glady Tunnel in my time as an Engineer on the WMRwy. Wednesday nights we would operate a train from Elkins to Durbin to Interchange with the C&O Greenbrier Local out of Ronceverte, WV. Great Memories, Thanks for sharing the pic... Bobbie Kay Brown Gysegem: Wonder how much water runs through there. Very deep? Bridges & Tunnels: Bobbie Kay Brown Gysegem It's not terribly deep but the silt gets to you. I sank in about a knees worth of silt. reddit, shermancahal Abandoned Glady Tunnel along the Coal & Iron Railway Maria E. Acevedo plagiarized the photo and the "recently revisited" description. Sherman Cahal: Another stolen photo from another fake account. |
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AbandonedOnline "An overview of the Thomas Subdivision, which extended from W.V.C. Junction (W.Va. Central Junction) to Elkins and beyond." |
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| AtlasObscura "Despite attempts by the Forest Service to restore the tunnel for pedestrian use, concerns over its stability forced planners to halt the West Fork Rail Trail a mile south of Glady." |
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| 1909 Elkins and 1924 Horton Quads @ 62,500 |
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