The west portal of Claudius Crozet's famed Blue Ridge Tunnel is seen here nestled in the dense woods of Afton Mountain. Completed in 1858, the 4,273 foot long tunnel was abandoned in 1944 and at t... (more)
A pair of veteran EMD switchers relocate further west along the former MILW mainline to dump ballast. This line now only sees a daily IAIS Cedar Rapids Turn and the occasional IAIS coal train.