RIP Elk River. Nice long try. So many places I have no need to visit any more.

Elk River Railroad's number 4, an EMD GP9 built for the N&W in 1959, sits with its windows boarded up at the shop complex in Gassaway, WV. Created in 1989 to haul coal to the AEP power plant in Av... (more)

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)

The B&O lines radiating out of Grafton, WV always seemed to offer up some interesting cabooses. On May 20, 1979, I happened upon I-5 caboose C-1906 on a coal train at Gassaway, WV. Obviously nea... (more)

An Elk River crew shuffles power in Gassaway before running to the CSX interchange for empty hoppers. Since this photo was taken, the CSX line became part of the A&O and the coal mine along the E... (more)

At the time, I believe this was the only engine painted in the Elk River scheme.

ELKR 4 rests at Gassaway, she's an Ex Norfolk & Western GP9

A Paducah-bilt GP10 holds the "1" spot on the Elk River

Elk River Railroad GP-9 (ex N&W #872) sits among Maintenance of Way equipment at Gassaway, W. Va.