Many workers died carving this tunnel by hand, but it was an engineering marvel.  When the two sets of workers met in the middle of the tunnel, they were only 1/2 a foot off from each other -- a phenomenal feat for that era. The tunnel was used for only a short time before trains grew too large and it was obsolete.  A larger tunnel was built very close by.

I decided to set off on an adventure to find the tunnel.  It isn't marked anywhere, but I thought maybe with a little poking around, I could find it.  I was almost let down when the first person I asked said, "Yeah, I know where that is.  I can take you there."  Not too let down, though, because the tunnel is just so darn cool.

There is an overpass along Route 250 east of Waynesboro where a colorful mural by Professor Cline adorns the concrete walls.  It is atop this bridge where the journey to the tunnel begins.  If you walk south along the railroad tracks, you'll eventually see a worn path off to the left where the old railroad track went.  Down this path is the tunnel.

As you approach the tunnel, you can feel the temperature dropping.  A mist floats in the entrance which is so thick, it seems to move along with you.

You'll most likely be greeted by animals as you enter.  We have seen bats, a frog and a snake there.

 You can walk about 1/4 mile into the side of the mountain.  There are beer bottles, graffiti, water, brick piles, and surveying marks along the path.  You'll eventually reach a wall with a small opening at the bottom.  If you're crazy, you can crawl through the hole into a cavity they planned to store natural gas in at one point and on through to the other entrance of the tunnel.

If you're not crazy, that is where you'd turn around and walk back.