CSX K478 heads east through Hinton, Wv after a crew change.

NKP 765 is backing past the coaling tower toward her train at the Hinton Station. She was turned on the wye and serviced at Meadow Creek 12 miles to the west. This was standard procedure after the... (more)

Double Lucky

Some kid in Hinton, West Virginia had the perfect situation for a very young railfan. Not only could he watch the heavy traffic on the Chesapeake & Ohio main line from... (more)

A passenger has stayed aboard the Autumn Colors Express as he observes Amtrak 822 slowly backing east to couple onto the Cedar Rapids.

Motive power for the inaugural Autumn Colors Express, the successor to the New River Train, runs around the 21-car consist on Main 2 during the layover at Hinton, WV. Two heritage-schemed P42DC's ... (more)

With a BNSF "fake bonnet" and a Ferromex unit second, CSXT K488-23 heads west through Hinton, Wv after a quick crew change.

With a fresh crew on board, U201 continues it's journey west in Hinton, Wv under the first sun of the day.

614T and a Chessie B30-7 face off in Hinton West Virginia.

An east bound load enters the yard at Hinton. The mixed bag lash up was typical of the C&O/Chessie operations in the area. The switch stand, yard shanty, and glass insulator telegraph poles lend ... (more)

The three Amtrak heritage units that pulled the last round of the 51st annual New River Train into Hinton are coupled back on to the Georgia RR's "Dearing" after running around during th... (more)

The final run of the 2017 New River Train Excursions slows down for the first of two station stops at Hinton, West Virginia on the iconic C&O mainline. The first stop will allow the front half of... (more)

The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Crew are tending to their beloved Berkshire as she takes a spin on the Hinton Turntable. This was a regular scene in the early to mid 1980's during the f... (more)

765 is parked at the Hinton Depot being readied for a private charter run to White Sulfur Springs. For several years in the 1980's, these trips were chartered by the USF&G Insurance Group, and ran... (more)

It's early evening on a cold winter's day in Hinton, WV as former C&O GP40-2, 4386, takes a spin on the turntable.

Loads East, Empties West

Hinton, West Virginia was a busy division point on the Chesapeake & Ohio. Although there was other traffic, the predominant commodity carried on the C&O wa... (more)