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Glady Tunnel

Glady Tunnel

The Glady Tunnel is an abandoned 1,000-foot tunnel built for the Coal & Iron Railway under Shavers Mountain in Glady, West Virginia.


The West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railway (WVC&P) formed the Coal & Iron Railway (C&I) in 1899 to construct a railroad between Elkins and Durbin. 1 At Durbin, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Greenbrier Division connected to C&O mainline near Lewisburg. The C&I, which included a tunnel under Cheat Mountain and another under Shavers Mountain at Glady, opened in 1903. 2

The WVC&P was sold to the Gould family in 1902  1 which became the Western Maryland Railway (WM) Thomas Subdivision in 1905. 2 The C&I was also sold, which became the WM Durbin Subdivision. The WM became a unit of the Chessie System in 1973.

CSX, Chessie’s successor, abandoned the C&I between Greenbrier Junction and Durbin, including the Glady Tunnel, in 1985 after it shuttered the C&O Greenbrier Division. 2 The line from Elk River Junction to Durbin and from Cheat Junction to Greenbrier Junction were also dismantled.

After CSX abandoned the C&I between Greenbrier Junction and Durbin in 1985, it was converted into the Greenbrier Rail Trail by the U.S. Forest Service in 1986. 2

Glady Tunnel
The Glady Tunnel under SHavers Mountain was built by the Coal & Iron Railway in 1899 to connect Elkins and Durbin.
Glady Tunnel
The Glady Tunnel under SHavers Mountain was built by the Coal & Iron Railway in 1899 to connect Elkins and Durbin.
Glady Tunnel
The Glady Tunnel under SHavers Mountain was built by the Coal & Iron Railway in 1899 to connect Elkins and Durbin.
Glady Tunnel
The Glady Tunnel under SHavers Mountain was built by the Coal & Iron Railway in 1899 to connect Elkins and Durbin.
Glady Tunnel
The Glady Tunnel under SHavers Mountain was built by the Coal & Iron Railway in 1899 to connect Elkins and Durbin.
Glady Tunnel
The Glady Tunnel under SHavers Mountain was built by the Coal & Iron Railway in 1899 to connect Elkins and Durbin.

Information

  • State: West Virginia
  • Route: Coal & Iron Railway
  • Type: Tunnel
  • Status: Abandoned / Closed
  • Total Length: 1,000 feet
  • Spans:
  • Navigational Clearance:


Sources

  1. Sheets, L. Wayne. “West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railway.” West Virginia Encyclopedia. West Virginia Humanities Council, 12 Nov. 2010. Web. 11 June 2012. Article.
  2. “CSX’s Thomas Subdivision.” West Virginia Northern Railroads, 2002. Web. 11 June 2012. Article.

2 thoughts on “Glady Tunnel”

  1. Matthew Jablonski says:
    January 23, 2023 at 2:58 pm

    Your images of WM’s Glady Tunnel are fantastic.

    I have been a part of the WMR Historical Society for over 25 years now. Writing an issue in their Blue Mountain Express bi-annual publication about this remote area was something I encouraged them to do, but they just didn’t have enough images to make it viable. Please keep up the good work!

    Reply
    1. Sherman Cahal says:
      January 23, 2023 at 7:29 pm

      Thank you Matthew!

      Reply

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