The Fannon train museum located in Duffield, Virginia, the smallest incorporated town in Virginia. The museum is actually a replica depot that was used as a prop in the movie "Coal Miners Daughter". In the movie, it had a sign on the depot indicating that it was in Van Lear, Kentucky, which was the closest town to Butcher Hollow, where Loretta Lynn grew up. The depot was donated to Kenny Fannon in 1980 after the movie production was finished. The caboose previously belonged to Norfolk and Western railroad and was donated to Kenny Fannon in 1989. It was built in 1940 in the Roanoke, Virginia shops.
The Hendersonville, North Carolina train depot. The Craftsman building was built in 1902 and was the second depot on site. It was used for passenger service up until 1968 and now houses the Apple Valley Railroad Club. The train-themed barn quilt on the near end of the depot was painted by the Quilt Square Girls, of West Jefferson, North Carolina.
The Callahan tunnel on the Powell River trail in Appalachia, Virginia. The 255 foot Callahan tunnel was constructed in 1891 to permit the Louisville & Nashville railroad to traverse the mountains in southwest Virginia. It is now part of the Powell River trail, which comprises a 1.2 mile paved trail, two tunnels, two bridges, and a wealth of history. The trail will eventually be expanded to Big Stone Gap providing hiking and biking opportunities between these two towns.
