Oak Mountain Tunnel. Leeds, Alabama: Haunted?

Is that the north entrance to the Coosa Tunnel near Leeds, Alabama? I have a couple photos of it myself. Many of my relatives live around Leeds and Pell City.

This is the Oak Mountain Tunnel, which is a little north of the Coosa Tunnel. They were built at the same time, finished in 1888, so they probably look similar. Did you know that this one is supposedly where the contest between John Henry and the steam driver took place?

I don't remember an Oak Mountain Tunnel being on the Shelby County map, only the Coosa Tunnel. I'll take another look when I get home. It would make sense though to run tunnels through both mountains, making it much easier on the locomotive. By looking at the photo again, it does look different. There is a concrete patch over the top of the entrance which I don't remember seeing on the Coosa Tunnel. Another picture to take when I return to Bama in October. ;-) Thanks.

Yeppers, I found the Oak Mountain Tunnel on the Carto-Crafts map of Shelby County, located on the county line just outside of Leeds. I don't remember the DOT map ever showing it. That's what I was originally going with. By the way, I posted a photo of the north entrance of the Coosa Tunnel on my site. The image was taken about three years ago during a misty morning, giving the opening an eerie look.

I live almost on top of this tunnel. It goes under Dunavant Mtn. and the Coosa goes under Vandiver Mtn. For a few years they didn't use this rail and I would go to and from Leeds on my dirt bike through this tunnel and over the long trussel as you come into Leeds.I've always heard the John Henry story but haven't found any proof. It is also rumored to hae a bomb shelter in the side about half way through but haven't found anything like that. Never heard the haunted stuff....don't no anything about that.

Windburn is a name only used by the Railroad. Nothing in this area uses this name, it is known as Dunavant now and the only sign on the tracks itself says "oak" about 50 Yrds before you enter the tunnel.