by Malley
We were exploring at Brady's Bend on the Allegheny River. There is a curved tunnel that cut off an oxbow; it is scheduled to be part of a bike trail, but is currently too full of water for exploration. The tunnel was dug in the teens of the last century, and the line was abandoned maybe fifteen years ago.
We accessed the grade through the tiny burg of Philliston on the south side of the horn. We passed an 80' turntable hard by the side of the mountain, and then walked a couple miles back to the tunnel portal itself.
Checking the spot on historical maps, the old topo was TOO old; dated from the early part of the last century, it predated the tunnel.
Question: What does anyone know about the tunnel at Brady's Bend? Particulars of its construction? A yard for the turntable on the downriver end? (The table appears big enough for Mikados, but too small for really large power).
Thanks,
Malley
We accessed the grade through the tiny burg of Philliston on the south side of the horn. We passed an 80' turntable hard by the side of the mountain, and then walked a couple miles back to the tunnel portal itself.
Checking the spot on historical maps, the old topo was TOO old; dated from the early part of the last century, it predated the tunnel.
Question: What does anyone know about the tunnel at Brady's Bend? Particulars of its construction? A yard for the turntable on the downriver end? (The table appears big enough for Mikados, but too small for really large power).
Thanks,
Malley