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Twin Tunnels 1 Norfolk Southern

Milepost 121, Norfolk Southern railroad's, Old Fort Loops. Looking through one short tunnel to another.

 

dwhopkins fine perspective of the tunnels (www.flickr.com/photos/16170588@N07/3336233279/in/pool-889...) prompted me to revisit Point Lookout and venture to the tunnels. As luck would have it, I faintly heard a train working its way up the hill.

 

There are actually three tunnels here. The near tunnel is the middle of seven. Number 3 is visible beyond and number 5 is about fifty yard behind the camera. The 7th tunnel is the 2000 foot Suwannanoa Gap tunnel with the crest of the Blue Ridge just beyond. This train was a lengthy string of empty grain cars.

 

 

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Uploaded on March 21, 2009
Taken on March 21, 2009