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West Virginia State Parks, which runs the North Bend Rail Trail, calls it an abandoned B&O tunnel rumored to be haunted by those who built it. Source: WV State Parks.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
State tourism describes the tunnel as free to visit but deteriorating (WV Tourism).
Ghost stories
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WV News (Oct. 30, 2022) quotes local investigators who report voices, shadows, a green lantern and a woman in white said to have been struck by a train. Source: WV News.
WV News (Oct. 30, 2022) quotes local investigators who report voices, shadows, a green lantern and a woman in white said to have been struck by a train. Source: WV News.
Then and now
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Public access
Open to the public WV State Parks runs the North Bend Rail Trail, lists it as day use with no visits after 10 pm, and promotes this tunnel as a Paranormal Trail stop (North Bend Rail Trail; WV State Parks). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
Explore more
- More places in Salem and West Virginia
- More haunted & abandoned tunnels
- Nearby: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Weston, WV), Silver Run Tunnel (Cornwallis, WV), West Virginia Penitentiary (Moundsville, WV), The Lafayette Hotel (Marietta, OH)
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