C&O F7A 7034 at Western Maryland yard, Hagerstown, Md., August 14, 1965.

C&O F7A 7051 and B&O F7A 4607 at Western Maryland yard, Hagerstown, Md., June 6, 1965.

In early 1953, the Interstate Railroad was testing diesels to find the best replacements for its steam locomotives. Borrowed C&O RSD-5 has just returned from Miller Yard with a Hill Crew--bringing... (more)

Southbound C&O freight at Alexandria, VA || July 1957 Photo by Bob Drake, Tom Sink Collection

Eastbound C&O passenger train George Washington rounding the curve at Quinnimont with a C&O 2-6-6-2 resting to the right. Photo by Bob Drake from the Tom Sink Collection

It seems every time I visited Quinnimont, WV it was hot and steamy, even in May. On May 20, 1979 the turnaround job from Raleigh had dropped its loads and was heading back home with a train of em... (more)

The crew for an outbound mine run has just arrived and is checking over the power before heading out for a night of shifting coal cars. Units like GP30 No. 3044 were becoming more common in the c... (more)

C&O FD Cabin in Logan, WV was at the junction of the Logan and Island Creek Subdivisions. The image was taken on May 18, 1979.

C&O FD Cabin in Logan, WV was at the junction of the Logan and Island Creek Subdivisions. The image was taken on May 18, 1979.

A C&O mine run, running caboose light, passes the station at Man, WV on May 18, 1979 with two Geeps. The mine run is westbound on the Logan Subdivision and the Buffalo Subdivision diverges to the... (more)

A C&O mine run is en-route to the mines with a train of empty hoppers at Elimer, KY on C&O's Sandy Valley and Elkhorn Subdivision. By this date, May 31, 1978, C&O's U25Bs were nearing the end of ... (more)

A C&O yard job drills empty hopper cars at Shelby Yard in Shelbana, KY on Nov. 12, 1977 with GP9s No's. 6179 and 6078.

It was a very steamy morning along the New River as a westbound manifest pulled through the yard at Quinnimont, WV on Aug. 19, 1975. The sun had just popped over the ridge and the local "yard dog... (more)

C&O GPs congregate at the engine terminal at Handley, WV in the spring if 1971.

Five C&O GP7s, No's. 5889, 5821, 5875, 5820, and 5810, undergo servicing at the C&O yard in Gladstone. VA on October 16, 1971. The photographer was a passenger on the "Autumn Leaf Special" operat... (more)