Read the description under the video link. Nice, huh? This is a tunnel that is considered safe with OK ventilation. Watch the video and see how many times the tunnel liner changes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrYUl8-WTg
CMStPnPRead the description under the video link. Nice, huh? This is a tunnel that is considered safe with OK ventilation. Watch the video and see how many times the tunnel liner changes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrYUl8-WTg
Doesn't appear that the engine is actively 'working power' while traversing the tunnel. If it were in Run 8 to make the 10 MPH it could be a problem.
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No words to describe the stupidity of this video.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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This tunnel is still owned by CSX and was originally bored by L&N or a predecessor, however the trackage on the other side has been abandoned and so CSX still uses the Harlan switchback (last mainline switchback in the US).
SOU recieved trackage rights to reach its branches around Middlesboro, which NS still uses AFAIK.
As for safety, lots of hype without connection to reality. Different tunnel linings are pretty common as tunnels pass through various types of rock. This tunnel was bored in 1888 and collapsed twice in 1894 and 1896.
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