Cavern Railroading
CSX E091 rumbles out of the north portal of Natural Tunnel near Duffield, Virginia. Natural Tunnel is an 838ft cave that was converted to a railroad tunnel in the late 1800’s. It is still in use today by Norfolk Southern with CSX having trackage rights over this line. CSX uses the NS Appalachia District between Frisco, TN and Big Stone Gap, VA to reach the Cumberland Valley Subdivision. E091 is an empty coal train out of Eastman Chemical in Kingsport, TN bound for Corbin. Usually symboled E090 to Loyall, E091 tends to run when the cars need inspection and repair in Corbin. Sometime this week, they will load at various loadouts along the Cumberland Valley Sub.
Cavern Railroading
CSX E091 rumbles out of the north portal of Natural Tunnel near Duffield, Virginia. Natural Tunnel is an 838ft cave that was converted to a railroad tunnel in the late 1800’s. It is still in use today by Norfolk Southern with CSX having trackage rights over this line. CSX uses the NS Appalachia District between Frisco, TN and Big Stone Gap, VA to reach the Cumberland Valley Subdivision. E091 is an empty coal train out of Eastman Chemical in Kingsport, TN bound for Corbin. Usually symboled E090 to Loyall, E091 tends to run when the cars need inspection and repair in Corbin. Sometime this week, they will load at various loadouts along the Cumberland Valley Sub.