The Elk River Railroad continues as a viable operation, essentially serving as a switching operation for a car repair and storage operation in Gassaway, WV. The railroad recently repainted its tw... (more)
Surrounded by an assortment of scrap metal and an out-of-place school bus, Elk River Railroad EMD GP9 No. 4 and low nose EMD GP9 No. 5 sit in the small Gassaway industrial yard. This location is t... (more)
On a dreary fall afternoon in downtown Gassaway, a respectful percentage of the Elk River Railroad motive power fleet sits in the railroad's small industrial yard. It's debatable how many of the p... (more)
The two remaining operational Elk River Railroad locomotives, #3 and #1, lead a train of 50 empty coal cars north from the small yard at Gassaway to Gilmer Station. A slight rain is falling and th... (more)
On a gloomy day, a dreary looking GP9 sets at the World Headquarters of the Elk River Railroad in downtown Gassaway, north of Charleston. The Elk River Railroad operates over a small portion of th... (more)