The engineer and his crew prepare to switch these coaches onto the next train... Special thanks goes to MSRLHA for the lighting and those involved in organizing West Virginia Rails 2010.

Petersburg, WV celebrated 100 years of rails. Here New Hope Valley Steam Locomotive rests for the night.

New Hope 17 waits while passengers load, and as she does so, Potomac Eagle F unit in C&O colors, 8016, and the South Branch Valley RR's B&O passenger Geep pose for the folks. In the right backgro... (more)

I think this gem was the hit of the 2010 West Virginia Railfest. Sharp and clean, with two great sounding whistles, she sure looked good.

Flag Coal 75 and B&O 722 join NHVR 17 under the full moon at the South Side Depot.

New Hope Valley's number 17 gets a little service.

Rusty right angles: Stacked rails and an elderly boxcar bear the marks of life in the outdoors

For those of you who have heard about this incident and have been wondering, the following is an official statement from the railroad: "An automobile/train collision occurred on the New Hope V... (more)

1943-built #399 pulls out of the former Norfolk Southern (old NS) yard in Bonsal with a freshly painted Aberdeen & Rockfish caboose past the egg shack, so-called because a local farmer sells eggs ... (more)

Size comparison: Think GE centercabs are small? 65 ton GE #399 practically dwarfs 42 ton saddletank 17 as she brings her train back into the NHVR yard. Notice how the caboose towers over 17 too. H... (more)

If you're in the Raleigh-Durham area and want to run an engine, you're in luck. The NHVR's rent-a-loco program can put you behind the throttle of steam ($250) or diesel ($125) for an 8 mile run. H... (more)

One of several half century old centercabs that provide the diesel power for the NHVR. 399 was built for the US Navy in 1943. The NHVR acquired its four mile stretch of line from the Southern in ... (more)

Beggars can't be choosers! While she may be tiny, NHVR 17 is the only operating standard gauge steam loco in the Carolinas these days. In a busy work day at Bonsal, 17 undergoes a 245 psi. hydro t... (more)