NEWS: L & N Tunnel Blocked by Slide, 1921, Bell Co. --------------------------- Submitted by Mary Lou Hudson Date: 25 Oct 2003 --------------------------- ************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************* Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, KY Jan. 29, 1921 L & N Tunnel Again Blocked By Slide: Service Crippled Trains In and Out Of City From Two To Four Hours Late -- Crews At Work Clearing Tracks Near Cumberland Gap Station Train service was paralyzed again this morning on account of a recurrence of the slide which several days ago threatened the tunnel near the station at Cumberland Gap, and as a result passenger trains were from two to four hours late arriving and departing today. Passengers on No. 21, due here at 7:15, were transferred from that train to another waiting near the Cumberland Gap station, and visa versa with the train due here at 8:10 a.m. from Norton. The present slide was caused by the snow and rain of the last forty-eight hours which loosened the dirt packed by crew from the slide of several days ago. It is reported the present slide is more serious than that of Wednesday, due to the wet condition of the dirt, which makes it harder to shelve. Crews again are at work and it is expected service in and out of Middlesboro will be normal by nightfall today.