This tunnel unites Kermit and Speers Ferry VA in Scott County west of Gate City (see comment below). The tunnel is over 4,000′ long. This string is heading north. Just behind me and to the right is a curve that creates banshee-like shrieks as the wheels negotiate it (how do trains, without a differential, as such, handle curves? Read here.)
If you come into the Gorge from the Railroad Grade Road side, this one’s easy to miss. The west portal of tunnel #5 is completely filled in and only the remains of the cut can be seen…look