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Sharps Tunnel

Posted on September 24, 2022September 24, 2022 by Sherman Cahal

Nestled in Pocahontas County, West Virginia is Sharps Tunnel along the former Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Greenbrier Division. Finished in December 1900, the 511-foot-long tunnel was part of the Greenbrier Division’s extension to Cass from Marlinton. It remained in use by the railroad until 1978 when the line was abandoned. The former right-of-way was reopened for the multi-modal Greenbrier River Trail in 1994.

Greenbrier River Trail Sharps Tunnel
Greenbrier River Trail Sharps Tunnel
Greenbrier River Trail Sharps Tunnel
Greenbrier River Trail Sharps Tunnel
Greenbrier River Trail Sharps Tunnel
Greenbrier River Trail Sharps Tunnel
Greenbrier River Trail Sharps Tunnel
Greenbrier River Trail Sharps Tunnel

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