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NS - Mingo Tunnel

Mingo County, West Virginia

Photos 

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2014

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BH Photo #337724

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel for Norfolk Southern Railroad, Kenova Subdivision
Location
Mingo County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.68046, -82.29641   (decimal degrees)
37°40'50" N, 82°17'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/385684/4171152 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Williamson
Inventory number
BH 60887 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Mingo County, West Virginia (39)
Norfolk & Western Railway (561)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,949)
Open (39,987)
Owned by railroad (12,505)
Railroad (15,607)
Tunnel (1,312)
West Virginia (1,494)

Update Log 

  • September 18, 2015: New photos from Calvin Sneed
  • May 7, 2014: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Mingo Tunnel
Posted November 15, 2018, by Rickey (planefred [at] gmail [dot] cvom)

The railroaders call it the Mingo Tunnel, I think it is still labelled that on one portal.