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Julie and I recently took a dream road trip, savoring the scenic vistas along Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway. On the ...
Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail: Photo courtesy Jack Looney. A state historical marker for the Blue Ridge Tunnel will be dedicated on Thursday, May 18, beginning at 2 p.m. The marker will ...
An unspoken founding principle of this newspaper is it is always a good time to tell a railroad story. Such being so, we turn again to esteemed historian John R. Hildebrand, our conductor on ...
AFTON, Va. — Hikers and bicyclists can now explore a historic railroad tunnel in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains after nearly two decades of restoration efforts. The News Virginian reports that ...
An engineering marvel some 150 years ago turned into a stately, scenic and slightly mysterious ruin today, the Blue Ridge Tunnel is poised to benefit Central Virginia when restored, officials say.
NELSON COUNTY - A new trail leads to what was an old forgotten railroad tunnel, which lies about 700 feet below the Blue Ridge Mountains. It's been out of operation since the 1940s. Even in the ...
Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail: Photo courtesy Jack Looney. The City of Waynesboro has a plan to develop a trail from the Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel and get hikers and cyclists to ...
Thanks to the tunnel vision of the Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Foundation, which spearheaded fundraising, planning and labor for nearly 20 years, the tunnel opened to foot traffic ...
A student-faculty team at William & Mary has been creating a movie this summer about geology features inside the Blue Ridge Tunnel near Rockfish Gap and Afton Mountain. The feature film ...