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The Abandoned Hoyt Railroad Tunnel, Lumber City, Pennsylvania

Listed as the Beech Creek Railroad, construction began on the rail line in August 1891 to ensure access to the bituminous coal reserves in Clearfield County, PA. The Hoyt Tunnel is about 500 feet long…[View More]

The Abandoned Coburn Railroad Tunnel, Coburn, Pennsylvania

The Coburn Tunnel, also known as the Beaver Dam Tunnel, although I don’t know why, was built between 1872 and 1877 by the Lewisburg, Centre and Spruce Creek Railroad. The tunnel is 260 feet long and…[View More]

Railroad Tunnel #22, Eaton, West Virginia

Tunnel 22, built in 1857, also known as Rodemer’s Tunnel is 338 feet long and one of the 3 tunnels that were bypassed in 1963. Since the bypass in 1963, the tunnel has suffered a collapsed wall whi…[View More]

Cambridge, Ohio Railroad Tunnel

On the west side of Cambridge, Ohio in the industrial section of town you’ll find the Columbus & Ohio River Railroad Tunnel and a Bridge on the east side of the tunnel spanning Wills Creek. Th…[View More]

The Collapsed Railroad Tunnel # 21, Eaton, West Virginia

In the mid 1850s the Northwestern Virginia Railroad built a 103 mile long rail line from Grafton, West Virginia to the Ohio River in Parkersburg, West Virginia. When the line was completed in May of 1…[View More]

The Double Culvert Road Tunnel, Sadieville, Kentucky

Built in 1911 this culvert/tunnel goes under the Norfolk Southern Rail line between Sadieville & Georgetown, Kentucky. Currently only one track is above the tunnel but up until the 1950s, two set…[View More]

The Vermilion County Fairgrounds Stone Arch Tunnel, Batestown, Illinois

This stone arch tunnel near the Vermilion County Fairgrounds was built in 1901 for the Peoria & Eastern Railway. The rail line was used almost exclusively for grain hauling and the line was last …[View More]

The Abandoned Campbell’s Tunnel, Radcliff, Ohio

Construction of the tunnel began in March 1877 by the Columbus & Gallipolis Railway. Unfortunately the rail company ran out of money in 1878 and construction was halted. The line was then sold to …[View More]

20,000 Foreigners Hired to Rebuild Railroad in Dearborn County, Indiana

I have a lot of people that ask me what is my favorite video. After producing over 575 documentary videos on everything from one room school houses to cathedrals, it’s hard to say. Every video proje…[View More]

Cincinnati’s Hidden Train Tunnels, Cincinnati, Ohio

Most everyone in the Greater Cincinnati area is familiar with the abandoned subway tunnels but did you know about the abandoned train tunnels? In this episode of History In Your Own Backyard, Susie in…[View More]

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