Abandoned tunnels

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Tue Dec 8 11:23:23 EST 2009


Thanks Gordon…..I glanced through several books and a number of Annual Reports (from the late 1800's into the early 1900's) including 1906 and 1907 and somehow missed this info. (obviously a less than proficient job as I was multi-tasking watching Monday night football) If I remember correctly, the map accompanying the 1911 Annual Report was the first Annual Report that I had showing double track from Roanoke all the way to Bluefield (except for the area west of Walton - ~ 2 miles; Bluff to Cowan heading west - where the railway crosses the New River on a single track bridge and goes through single track Cowan Tunnel - this is the only section of the current N&W right of way between Roanoke and Bluefield that has never been double tracked).

Best Regards,
Ed Painter - Narrows, VA living in Russellville, AR



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In early 2008 (1/5/2008, 1/17/2008, 1/18/2008, 5/29/2008) I posted several articles from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph about Eggleston tunnels, and some cave-in accidents. My comments on the new tunnels were:

The First Eggleston Tunnel was replaced by a double-track tunnel on new location, length 893 feet as reported in the 1906 Annual Report. The work referred to in the above article could have been in connection with the double tracking that was probably underway in 1903 because it was reported in the 1906 Annual Report as almost finished from Eggleston to Pembroke, 6 miles. Finally, The second Eggleston tunnel was replaced by a double track tunnel on new location, length 1176 feet according to the 1907 Annual Report.]

The full text of these messages should be archived on the N&WHS website.

Gordon Hamilton
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The tunnels have been part of the original N&W New River Division right of way (Radford to Bluefield/Pocahontas) that was completed in 1883 extending the N&W Railroad into the Pocahontas Coalfields from the former VA & TN at Radford. I'm at work and don't have reference materials with me so I don't have the actual dates but the right of way was improved/better aligned and double tracked over time (early 1900's I believe?…..I'll look it up tonight when I get to the house) and these tunnels were abandoned. Looking at Google Earth Maps the second tunnel appears to be at a location west (nearer Pembroke) from the one I was at in July (barely west of Eggleston). Next time I get back to God's country to visit I'm going to take a look at this second tunnel too. It appears relatively accessible by road.

Ed Painter - Narrows, VA currently living in Russellville, VA


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Andy,



Do we know who's tunnels those were ooriginally? . . . . mainline or local branch trackage? Neat stuff to find.



Al Kresse

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Something I stumbled over, I would like to share it with you fine folks...

http://www.vtunderground.com/other/eggleston.htm

Andy Jennings

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