Unfortunately most of the coal mines west of and around Hazard are history. You can tell that the raill has not seen a train in a spell. Even so JDB you are trespassing unless you got permission to be out there. Originally there was one tunnel here but the 2nd was built when the line was double tracked a long time ago. There are a few other pairs like this in the same area and right at Hazard, there is Hazard Tunnel. There are more east of Hazard and some mining is still going on. J. H. Sullivan (railroadman32257) retired from Southern & CSX
Thank you very much for this very interesting video presentation which is very much appreciated. Judging by the railroad tracks it would appear that due to the lack of traffic the company has decided to only use one track, commonly called singling but the other track has not yet been lifted. You are blessed with having a wife who is happy to accompany you on your adventures! We are glad that you have recovered sufficiently to be able to do such things. Walking is the healthiest exercise for your recovery. Thanks again for sharing this with us. God bless you.
Just happened to stumble up on your video. My grandmother, who was a Campbell, was born in Krypton, Ky. My mother was born in Combs, Ky. My grandpa was a Stivers. They moved from Kentucky to Logan County, West Virginia, in about 1937 or early 1938. My great grandparents, Hence Campbell, lived in Yerkes, Kentucky, until his death.
It's a community center. It's available to rent. The center is used for an after-school program as well as other community events. One example is the Hoodlums In The Holler Car show & Extravaganza the second weekend of August each year. By the way. I'm the vice president the Community Center Board of Directors. I'm also affiliated with the Hsldeman Museum. We would love to show you around both places sometime.
A railroad enthusiast made a video on that train like of the tunnel you explored. It'll give you some valuable and interesting information on it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3r63pK4LAuY.html
Those lines look to be in decent shape, maybe not abandoned too long ago. Would be great for a scenic railway, going in and out of tunnels along what looks like a nice river.
I'm more interested because it's Harlan county to be honest film some like ghetto neighborhood or you know like some grimy neighborhoods that are right next to Big hills and what goes on in them hills is them tweakers in the hills? I want to see more of Harlan county Kentucky.
That's why I love the South All that greenery it's a shame about the japvines. I guess this is more Appalachia actually excuse me Do they have those vines and creeping up into Appalachia yet? I imagine they've already touched Southern West Virginia and Kentucky??
Must not be illegal to own railroad beam here in Ohio. I live on the same road as the local sheriff and salvage yard. Pile of railroad beams in front of my garage in plain site near the road for the last 8 years.
It's more about weather They like you or not or whether or not they dislike you and think they can make some money off of you and they'll start inventing laws that don't exist, Even though there's so many laws on the books nobody in the world knows what the law is anyway. They have completely desecrated the Constitution and the law of the land treasonous traitors every last one of yas.
You are correct about having possession of anything from train tracks..spikes, tie plates, timbers or rail will get you in trouble. I cleaned out an old building and had a 24” piece of old track used as an anvil..I tried to scrap it and got caught. The yard gave me a talking to and told me to take it home or they would call the cops…turns out rail parts , sewer lids/grates and fire hydrants are illegal to have.
From what I can see, this is still an active rail line. It connects several large rail yards, in fact. Plus, signals are still lit up and powered on further down the line. That rust looked very thin for being abandoned. The line is 100% intact, following it on Google Maps for miles in either direction. Plus, I saw rail cars in both directions, still linked together in rail yards and on sidings at grain storage plants. It's the type of rail line that sees one or two trains a day from the looks of it. And often, tracks that see that few in a day rust over in between trains. The WSOR line here in Wisconsin sees two trains every 24 hours or so. It is mostly dark territory and often looks like an abandoned line to many people. The rail often rusts with moisture and damp, colder temperatures. But before you know it, a long freight train will suddenly appear without warning, traveling at 40 Mph on a line with many wooden cross bucks and a few automated signals occasionally. It is a very quiet rail line that goes through very tiny towns with just a few houses at most. And at night and on foggy nights, it's something like out of a horror fiction novel. But if you are there at the right time, a train will suddenly come from the darkness at 40 Mph. I have personally witnessed this several times with this rail line. It looks abandoned until it isn't. The track and bridges are old and not in the best of shape. But yet, two 40 Mph trains go by once every 24+ hours, usually one in each direction. So it's probably good you didn't go into the tunnels too far. You could have found a big surprise if you hadn't expected it. And the grass hanging over the tunnel openings would just blow and move out of the way once a train hit it. 🙂
@MrHurricaneFloyd Google Maps shows it's still active, and just a short distance away, the line connects to a huge rail yard. Plus, I just looked at a Railroad atlas, and it's still considered active. It's owned by CSX. It's just an infrequently used line.
@@shaggy42041 oh okay! Do you know when they stopped running?? I heard rumors that they were going to make a train ride from Irvine Kentucky to Beattyville?? Did you know about that?
@user-dt2ib7bx1q yes there working on getting a steam engine to run from beattyville to Irvine it's been a couple of years that train ran through beattyville
I grew up in Oneida in Clay County. Oneida is where the South Fork of the Kentucky River begins. There are some rails for coal trains here but mainly in the southern part of the county. CSX owns all the rails now and they have abandoned most of them, letting them rust and rot away. All the coal around from Oneida was hauled out by truck. You are right, Kentucky is a beautiful state, especially in the mountains.
P.S. If it is northern kentucky is known as the Rat Hole above is southern Ohio . The rat hole is tunnels is where trains traveled through in that area, some of the lines are already abandoned. have good one and god bless ! If youre in another location please inform me thanks!
I went throught these tunnels in 2011 and the railheads were shiny at the time. The decline in coal is probably why these tracks are no longer used. They were in good shape at the time.
Ole Coldiron ..leave it to the SxS guys to go around obstacles. Bleepin Jeep has a bumper sticker for SxSers that says …”I’ve road next to the hardest trails in the south” ..lol
I would love to explore an old tunnel like this. Check out Alex @Underground_Explorers. His adventures are epic and he's very knowledgeable on what he does.
There is another active tunnel near Mullens Station Rd off us 25 between Mt Vernon and Livingston, and an abandoned tunnel behind the rock quarry if you follow the Roundstone downstream for about half a mile. If you like tunnels you could also check the Dawkins Rail Trail in Magoffin County. Good place to go for a walk or bike ride. There are two tunnels on that rail trail
