Big Stone Gap trail question

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 24, 2004 4:41 am

Does this project involve rail removal to create the trail, or is the track already gone?

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD= ... =461&rfi=9

johnacraft · **Joined:** Thu Aug 26, 2004 2:53 pm **Posts:** 660

Bee Rock Tunnel isn't on NS - it's an L&N tunnel. L&N from Appalachia to Norton is gone, but Bee Rock is south of Appalachia, I believe. The trackage through it may be lightly used these days (traffic now moves south onto the ex-Southern at Big Stone toward a Clinchfield connection at Frisco, near Kingsport), but I don't believe it's out of service.

Sounds like one man's desire and a council's desire to get on with business, nothing else.

JAC