LYNCHBURG — After years of work and numerous setbacks, it looks as though the Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel in Afton will be complete in 2020. Although the project was initiated in 2001, according ...

Explore the Blue Ridge Tunnel in this insightful video, featuring historical references and notable figures such as Claudius ...

The first phase of the restoration and eventual reopening of the Blue Ridge Tunnel in Afton, Va. is expected to begin this fall after an appropriation from the state. A $749,149 award from the ...

Abandoned since 1944, when trains shifted to a newer, larger tunnel nearby, the Blue Ridge Tunnel is owned by CSX Corp. College and high school students sometimes trespass there, leaving behind ...

STAUNTON — A foundation is preparing to take the wraps off a restoration plan for a 155-year-old former railroad tunnel linking Nelson and Augusta counties. Proponents want to resurrect the 5,000-foot ...

In traveling across Virginia, you'll discover a little village near Charlottesville called Crozet. At first, the most natural inclination may be to pronounce that place "Crow-zett." But say "Crow-zay.

The restoration of the Blue Ridge Tunnel carved underneath Rockfish Gap, connecting Afton to Augusta County, is beginning work about a year and a half after a grant was awarded that brought the ...

LYNCHBURG — The Blue Ridge Tunnel Project is expected to be completed by this time next year. Steve Carter, Nelson County administrator, said in an email on July 23 that the second phase of the Blue ...