This is Short Branch tunnel, just south of Reinhart. It’s located by the McClure River (I think that Short Branch is a creek somewhere in the area) and is 913′ long at 37.152285, -82.372719. The reface date on the portal is 1930. This is looking toward Elkhorn City and that’s me heading up to take a look into the tunnel. On the way across the creek by an old, low concrete bridge, we saw an amazing group of butterflies on the shore. The picture is titled “Butterfly Airport”. Butterflies, I found out later, have an affinity for dung heaps. I feel differently now about butterflies.
Blogging the Railroad Tunnels 