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Abandoned places in Pennsylvania you can visit (almost) anytime you want

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — It doesn’t need to be a special occasion to go on an adventure. There are loads of abandoned, “odd,” and just downright cool places you can visit (legally) all year round in Pennsylvania. From prisons to a town that’s been on “fire” for decades and even an old nuclear engine testing […]

EXPLORE OUTDOORS: Howard Tunnel in York County

It's a great time to be outside, and WGAL News 8's Matt Barcaro is showing you places to visit in the series called "Explore Outdoors."

Transcripts for MSNBC The ReidOut 20240604 00:02:00

it's tonight's dispatch from our state of disunion. but we begin tonight on this 13th day of black history month with a legend of john henry. some of you may know him more as a folk hero, a legend you can find in everything from cartoons to ballads, plays, and children's books. an incredible story of man versus machine. according to legend, he was enormous, this strapping railroad worker who raced a steam powered drill to build a railroad tunnel through a mountain. he beat the machine, and then he died notably of exhaustion. that's how i learned it in school. the heroic black man swinging his hammer on the railroad line, but he was actually a real person. that's the conclusion of historian scott reynolds nelson who wrote a book about him. during the late 19th century, henry did do dangerous work, blasting tunnels for the new chesapeake ohio railroad.

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Transcripts for MSNBC Dateline 20240604 06:05:00

horrors of the past. but even today it remains a dark and smoky place. some of the locals calling it the man's internal because of that. and because charles manson once lived nearby. whatever, it was catnip for media. >> the body was found in a railroad tunnel, above chatsworth farms. >> -- >> we do have in information about the case call lapd major crimes. >> one of the many assigned to the story was a young reporter for the l.a. times, named michael connally. yes, that, michael connelly, the best selling crime novelist. who back then was just beginning to make a name for himself. >> just in the beginning, it had so much mystery involved. what was this man doing in that tunnel? >> and i suppose it would just add to the allure of the idea? following the man's internal? >> yeah, it was a pretty horrible place to die.

Transcripts for MSNBC Dateline 20240604 07:05:00

all, no charge. so what happened that night of the summer solstice 18 months earlier, he explained that he and nathan had lowered him to the spooky railroad tunnel to drink beer, meat girls, then as he walked down the tracks, said duncan, nathan tripped. ron made a joke, nathan got mad, and started stabbing him. >> rana was screaming, a homey, duncan, and what did i do to deserve this? >> but, it got worse. none can described graphically on baker's last moments. >> he is a face looked like it was on fire and i turned to make sure that it was over and -- >> what did he do when -- >> that is when he cut his

In 'Roxham Road to North Elba,' Photographer Bill McDowell Documents a Path to Freedom

"Roxham Road to North Elba" is not a quick trip; the exhibition of seemingly disparate photographs at Burlington's BCA Center requires a little investment of...

Restored Afton tunnel celebrates 100,000 visitors less than a year after opening

The Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel in Afton recently passed the mark of seeing 100,000 visitors, less than a year after opening to the public, according to Nelson County’s tourism

Brightline to begin digging tunnel as traffic continues overhead in Brevard

Brightline to begin digging tunnel as traffic continues overhead in Brevard Share Updated: 6:17 PM EST Mar 12, 2021 Brightline to begin digging tunnel as traffic continues overhead in Brevard Share Updated: 6:17 PM EST Mar 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript HIGHWAY, ALL WHILE TRAFFIC DRIVES RIGHT OVER WHERE CREWS WILL BE DIGGING. REPORTER: THE PREBUILT TUNNEL IS PUSHED THROUGH THE EARTH. WHEN ONE SECTION IS IN, ANOTHER IS SLID BEHIND IT AND THE TUNNELING CONTINUES. THIS TIME, IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVERS CONTINUE TO USE THE HIGHWAY ABOVE THE TUNNEL. >> THIS IS EXCITING WORK WE ARE DOING. WE DON’T DO THIS EVERY DAY. REPORTER: NO ONE HAS EVER DONE IT THIS WAY IN NORTH AMERICA. THE TUNNEL BOXES ARE LINED UP AND READY TO GO, POISED TO BE PUSHED UNDER A RAISED SECTION OF THE BEACH LINE RIGHT NEXT TO THE BRIDGE OVER U.S. ONE. I’M INSIDE ONE OF THE BOXES. IT IS 31 FEET TALL, 110 FEET LONG. 4600 TONS. AND THIS WHOLE THING GOES THAT WAY, UNDER THE HIGHWAY. THE RAILROAD DID A SIMILAR PROJECT THROUGH GOLDENROD ROAD RECENTLY. BUT THAT WAS AFTER THE PAVEMENT WAS REMOVED AND LATER REPLACED WHEN THE TOP OF THE TUNNEL WAS COVERED OVER. IN CONTRAST, THE BEACHLINE WILL BE CLOSED ONLY FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, THEN WILL BE OPEN WITH ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION WHILE THE TUNNELING CONTINUES UNDER THE TRAFFIC. >> AND WE’LL GO FOR 24/7 AND GET DONE IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. REPORTER: THE $2.7 BILLION PASSENGER ROADWAY IS PROGRESSING STEADILY AND COULD BE IN SERVICE IN ABOUT TWO YEARS.

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20140223:00:59:00

there is a death of an american student in the ambassador. john's family was found inside of a railroad tunnel. he was hit by a train. the junior was last seen alive two days ago. on this day in 1980, the world watched the dramatic upset in sports history. winter olympics games in lake mra sid, new york. the underdog hockey time defending the gold medal soviet squad and regarded as the fine of the in the world they fell to the young americans four- throw before a crowd of 10,000 spectators and it was more than a olympics victory. to the americans it was a cold war triumph and meaningful as the berlin air lift and two days