You're in my area! Welcome! The first creek is Piney Creek; the other end of the tunnel and that trestle is over the Clarion River. About 18 years ago I rode my motorcycle onto that trestle and had to turn around when I reached a gaping hole in the decking!
No need to apologize for not trying to cross that trestle. It did not look safe. We like you in one piece. The tunnel was fascinating. Thank you for taking us along on this adventure.
Please consider doing a haunted PA series for the fall. I remember a ghost towns series a few years ago. That would be really cool. I think many people love autumn and that sort of thing. Thanks for the videos. Loved the hemlock forests recently.
Smart move not going across the trestle. Saw enough physical history along with your narration to get an amazing idea of this time period.As always thanks for a great video.Be careful🌟
Built by the Franklin & Clearfield RR, later became a New York Central branch, ended its service as part of Conrail. It was meant to serve some coalfelds but was underutilized for most of its history.
That was awesome Cliff, looked like they had trouble with that side of the tunnel falling/caving in and lined it with thick timbers till that went bye bye too. I did not see the same bracing at the other end , I looked and the facing of the tunnel is there but is gone on the collapsed side. Saw a creature run across the road at 0:55 looked too small to be a chipmunk probably a field mouse. Glad you have better sense then to walk on that rotted wood trestle. I was surprised the place was active to 1988. That don't seem that long ago but yeah, it's 34 years now. Thank you.
It's not unusual for rail lines to go without service for prolonged periods before the railroad companies file the abandonment paperwork. Chances are this line had been disused for many years before Conrail formally abandoned it in 1988.
@@R32R38 I was born in 1942, so when I see a date like 1988 I'm thinking , oh, that was just..........and then I do the real math. BTW, Cliff mentioned he got a picture from that other site, I went there too and there is/are quite a number of still photos of the Clarion trestle available to see.
wow oh wow this was the best ever. I love tunnels and graffiti and trestles!. I bet some have crossed that trestle on a dirt bike!. I could smell the gravel as you went through the tunnel. Just awesome. I may have to watch this again soon! Thank you.
Super cool! Love these types of finds - it is like time stopped - oh wow - you are brave trekking back in there! Super cool - thanks for sharing! ~Karen & Shannon WOY
Wow, that would be great! Both tunnels and the bridge deck are all in need of repairs. Most recently the Armstrong Trail received grant money to fix up Brady Tunnel for use as a trail, hopefully some $ can come this way to these neglected structures, I’d be visiting all the time! Would make an excellent continuation of the Sandy Creek Trail.
Since when? I haven't heard of any. Considering it can't connect to anything else, because the Piney Rail Riders control the rail bed going east/south & the rail bed to the other direction is private, it would be pretty hard to make a rails to trails connection
Fantastic thanks Cliff. I do love tunnels but like you I don’t have a head for heights. Thought for a second you were going over that made me feel a bit sick. It’s a lovely area. Thanks for taking me along, please stay safe and take care
I live like 10 miles from there... You should head north and check out the Kinzua Dam and the Kinzua Viaduct railroad bridge. Rim Rock state park above the dam on Route 59 above the dam is pretty cool to check out as well
Great video as always. You are braver than I would have been going across that trestle to Greenville/Nay Aug Station in Lackawanna County a handful of years back. I would have noped out just looking at the height. By the way if you recorded this video in June then that might have been Kathy from Rustic Ventures and DD Explores that you passed as RV posted a video of the same tunnel that she recorded around then.
I was wondering about that other trestle. One nearby was rehabbed for the highway construction teams to use. Would love to see what it looks like today
What side are you on ? How come im getting msgs about you? Am I supposed to earn you about the areas ? Take Care. @3:38. We're you able to upload my live link with the picnic baskets? What does it mean?? !! ?? 3:40..looks like a Balinese Lady Staue.jojoba perhaps
Wow the tunnel has really deteriorated I was there a few years ago & the timber ceiling was still pretty much intact. Also a young man fell from the trestle to his death in 1989
After watching the past video of you walking across the trestle I figured this one wasn’t happening. Unfortunately I’m the guy that challenges the laws of gravity and would be playing on the trestle.
The tunnel as long as it was is still impressive. But the best part of your tunnel incursion was seeing your light go off after each step...like over head lights being turned off 1 at a time. Your photo for this video is exactly what I am saying....I like tunnels and trains
The trestle is safe to walk across. I've done it multiple times & would trust it to drive over except for the big hole where college kids had a fire there. The tunnel on the other side is definitely flooded. And you could drive to the tunnel entrance. I had an F250 up there & have ridden a dirt bike thru the tunnel lol
If you're in the area again I'd be happy to show you where the other tunnel is. The tracks went over the trestle & entered it within a few hundred feet. It's exit area is actually kinda visible from I80. But it's completely flooded.
Feels like Pennsylvania's version of Ohio's legendary Moonville Tunnel, located west of Athens in the Hocking Hills region. Also abandoned around the same time as the one in this video, it had been on the B&O's (later CSX) Washington DC to St Louis line. It is all brick and essentially all that remains of a once thriving small mining town. A group has made strides in recent years to reinstall bridges in both directions from the tunnel, and a beautiful rail trail is now available to all. It attracts many railroaders and ghost hunters (due to the staggering number of incidents that happened) and there are now little festivals held there. Those that head east from Moonville through scenic Bear Hollow can also see the super rare timber construction of Kings Hollow tunnel (either bike the traIl or drive to the parking area as it's 2.5 miles between the two tunnels).
It never ceases to amaze me as I watch your videos of tunnels and other ruins. Just imagine the amount of people needed to prepare the areas for the tunnels, locks, and homesteads, as well as to transport the stones from wherever they collected them, and then do the actual construction. Thanks for showing us these sites and providing some history as well.
