In the small quiet town of Gladstone and at the peak of “Golden Hour”, CSX K898 rolls east by the old C&O depot on the James River Subdivision with a pair of Canadian National units fo... (more)

CSX K898 heads east through Gladstone, VA

C&O GP38 3857 awaiting its next work at Gladstone, VA || June 1970

It was early evening in Gladstone, VA and things were quiet for awhile. Westbound manifest No. 91 had yet to arrive from Richmond and the conductor for the yard job was walking over to the yard o... (more)

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)

Today, the former C&O yard and engine facility at Gladstone, VA is nothing but an overgrown field, filled with grass and scrub brush. At best, one or two tracks remain. Back on October 17, 1970,... (more)

NS GP38-2s pulling FRA 217 on eastbound CSX Inspection Train at east end of Gladstone Yard.

Gladstone yard office in 1988 with Chessie System crew truck parked outside

Gladstone yard action 20 years ago as viewed from the Route 60 bridge.

614 is serviced at Gladstone, VA on its westward leg of a Richmond-Balcony Falls round trip.

C&O GP7 5853 spotted in Gladstone, VA, during a Chessie Steam excursion service stop.

Lee Creek sulphur train passes the Gladstone, VA, depot.