"The Twin Tunnels of Downingtown, Pennsylvania" by Chris Chaos
- 6 years ago
"The Twin Tunnels of Downingtown, Pennsylvania"
by Chris Chaos
Many legends, along with truth and mystery, have cursed this desolate location. These tunnels, also known as the Downingtown Tunnels, are home to various suicides, an unsolved murder and a popular teen hangout.
The tunnels are along Valley Creek Road, which runs along Valley Creek. The narrow road is a journey of twists and turns around every corner. They are located right outside of Downingtown, PA. Railroad tracks cross over the tunnels, which contain three tunnels, not two as the name implies.
The first tunnel contains the road, the middle tunnel is empty, flat and sandy, and the third contains Valley Creek. The third tunnel that contains the Creek can be navigated if you wear hip waders. The middle cave is easily traversed, but can become a bit muddy. The tunnel containing the road is too narrow to be walked through without becoming roadkill.
It is rumored that if you enter the tunnel that contains the road late at night, you can hear footsteps coming from the middle cave. But I think that the footsteps people reported hearing is simply just the water dripping from the tunnel walls. Late at night when the area is quiet, I can see how the water drips (with echoes) could be mistaken as footsteps.
In the middle of the tunnel, the one that contains the road, there is an air shaft cut out that leads up to the tracks up above that allowed the steam and coal to escape and the sunlight in. Approximately in the 1800's a young unwed women became pregnant and once the child was born, the townsfolk drove her out of town. She hung herself in the exposed shaft, still carrying the baby, which plummeted to its death becoming fodder for legends years later. Visitors to the tunnels state that late at night, you can still hear the baby crying. Which I would assume is the ghost of the baby since it was alleged that the baby died when it fell to the tunnel floor.
Other claims and legends associated with the tunnel concerns a man who hung himself on the connector wire. This is where the footsteps, wire snaps and other haunting noises come into play. But of course you must park your car within the tunnel late at night to experience these sounds. Others state that if you are unlucky enough to be driving through the tunnel late at night you may see the ghost of the man hanging from the wire.
One story that is absolutely true and can be verified with the local police department is the case of the "Torso in a Suitcase." Back on July 11th, 1995 a suitcase, tied with wire, was found in the creek adjacent to the tunnels. A fisherman discovered the suitcase, which was wrapped in a garbage bag and taped shut. When the police arrived they discovered the nude upper half of a woman, wrapped in a sheet and a quilt. The legs of the body were cut off and not located near the scene. The only clothing on the body was a blood stained bra.
by Chris Chaos
Many legends, along with truth and mystery, have cursed this desolate location. These tunnels, also known as the Downingtown Tunnels, are home to various suicides, an unsolved murder and a popular teen hangout.
The tunnels are along Valley Creek Road, which runs along Valley Creek. The narrow road is a journey of twists and turns around every corner. They are located right outside of Downingtown, PA. Railroad tracks cross over the tunnels, which contain three tunnels, not two as the name implies.
The first tunnel contains the road, the middle tunnel is empty, flat and sandy, and the third contains Valley Creek. The third tunnel that contains the Creek can be navigated if you wear hip waders. The middle cave is easily traversed, but can become a bit muddy. The tunnel containing the road is too narrow to be walked through without becoming roadkill.
It is rumored that if you enter the tunnel that contains the road late at night, you can hear footsteps coming from the middle cave. But I think that the footsteps people reported hearing is simply just the water dripping from the tunnel walls. Late at night when the area is quiet, I can see how the water drips (with echoes) could be mistaken as footsteps.
In the middle of the tunnel, the one that contains the road, there is an air shaft cut out that leads up to the tracks up above that allowed the steam and coal to escape and the sunlight in. Approximately in the 1800's a young unwed women became pregnant and once the child was born, the townsfolk drove her out of town. She hung herself in the exposed shaft, still carrying the baby, which plummeted to its death becoming fodder for legends years later. Visitors to the tunnels state that late at night, you can still hear the baby crying. Which I would assume is the ghost of the baby since it was alleged that the baby died when it fell to the tunnel floor.
Other claims and legends associated with the tunnel concerns a man who hung himself on the connector wire. This is where the footsteps, wire snaps and other haunting noises come into play. But of course you must park your car within the tunnel late at night to experience these sounds. Others state that if you are unlucky enough to be driving through the tunnel late at night you may see the ghost of the man hanging from the wire.
One story that is absolutely true and can be verified with the local police department is the case of the "Torso in a Suitcase." Back on July 11th, 1995 a suitcase, tied with wire, was found in the creek adjacent to the tunnels. A fisherman discovered the suitcase, which was wrapped in a garbage bag and taped shut. When the police arrived they discovered the nude upper half of a woman, wrapped in a sheet and a quilt. The legs of the body were cut off and not located near the scene. The only clothing on the body was a blood stained bra.