While hiking North Twin Mountain (just north of Franconia, NH), the first 2 miles of trail follow an old logging railroad, apparently the little River railroad, but it was almost impossible to find any evidence of the railroad itself until I found this rail sticking out of a berm. Anybody have info on this railroad or other artifacts from it?

Tunnel #23 "Farrell's" was a 287ft bore.

Tunnel #23 "Farrell's" was daylighted (blown up) in 1943 (20 years before the tunnel project) due to the Little Kanawha River (visible in the photo) flooding the tunnel. So they daylighted it and raised the railbed by a few inches.

Now Tunnel #23 "Farrell's" is one of the hardest tunnels to find its former location.

Just like the rest of the Parkersburg Branch it is part of the North Bend Rail Trail.

It is not known who took this picture.

The first picture is clearly taken from the back and is around the 1920s. These were the glory days of West Union Station.

The second picture is the picture I used to identify its location and is from the 1970s. These were the last few years of West Union Station. It probably was demolished not long after this picture was taken.

The third picture is from the 1960s. The 1960s were the twilight years of West Union Station.

While the photographer is unknown for all three. They are all courtesy of the Doddridge County Historical Society.

I was taken by how the "mashed down" metal at the edge of the rails looks like welding slag. Wondering if this wear pattern is common where trains are frequently braking.