As the wind blows and light snow continues to fall, it's difficult to judge exactly where the right of way lays, using only the G&E Milepost 9 as a reference point. The Rainelle based train and wo... (more)

Near Bellburn on the G&E branch, Rainelle work train H037 plows snow drifts left behind by Hurricane Sandy. The train is only seven miles from Rainelle, and slightly less than halfway to the end o... (more)

Beginning their assault over the G&E Subdivision of the former NF&G Railroad at Rainelle, former C&O Jordan Spreader No. 914057 and two GE's, including CSX's Spirit of West Virginia begin clearing... (more)

Leaving Manhattan flooded and much of the New Jersey coast destroyed, Hurricane Sandy left behind nearly 3' of snow in the eastern mountain counties of West Virginia in late October 2012. At nea... (more)

Bringing up the markers, Georgia Railroad's 'Dearing' and 28 passenger cars consist of the 2012 New River Train, as it travels east along the C&O, passing the Thurmond Post Office and Depot.

Passing through the town of Thurmond on its second to last excursion of 2012, the New River Train and its consist of three P42DC's and 29 passenger cars passes the historic structures, and under t... (more)

Built in late 2011 by Freight Car America, a loaded CSXT company hopper sits in the house track at Quinnimont, damaged from what appears to be the result of the June 2012 'Derecho' storm that was ... (more)

Operating for its second weekend of the 2012 season, the Collis P. Huntington New River Train arrives in St. Albans with its 29 car consist stretched across town. Once passengers board the train w... (more)

At 8:58 am the first of the morning light illuminates the valley of the New River Gorge as westbound mixed freight Q303 and its eight car consist snake their way through Backus, and soon to be Qui... (more)

Returning west as light power, the Ronceverte helper illuminates the WAS at WS Cabin in downtown White Sulphur Springs. The single ES44AC helper will return to Ronceverte, only long enough to coup... (more)

An eastbound loaded drag, struggling upgrade with 150 loads coal cars illuminates the EAS WS Cabin, nearing the completion of its assault over Alleghany. The time is 5:47 am, and first of the morn... (more)

150 loaded coal hoppers destined for Pier 9 in Newport News have just started their assault over Alleghany grade, after acquiring the Ronceverte helper. Here, the single ES44AC helper illuminates ... (more)

Export coal loads illuminate the signal at Riffe's Bottom, eastbound on C&O main to Clifton Forge. This signal is expected to be removed from service in 2013, as part of a signal replacement proje... (more)

Westbound empties for Hinton illuminate the double track C&O signal bridge at Riffe's Bottom, east of Pence Springs. The Riffe's Bottom signal serves as an intermediate signal between the absolute... (more)

Downgrade with empties, a pair of SD70AC's operate at a track speed of 30MPH in dynamic braking. Destined for the coalfields of Southern West Virginia the empties will later return east with loads... (more)