The Hinton Fire Department plays the role of water tower to fill the tender of NKP 765 during step one of the servicing procedure on this day.
The engineer on this eastbound train is reaching for his orders from the operator at CW Cabin at the west end of Hinton.
An eastbound train of export coal is departing Avis yard at Hinton, West Virginia, and will soon begin its assault on the grades to Clifton Forge, Virginia.
An eastbound train is waiting for a crew outside the yard office at Hinton, West Virginia. The last two units are JDNX 70 & 80, former Illinois Central Gulf Paducah GP-10s.
This worn and battered Dash 8 surprised me as it came around the corner at track speed leading a unit grain train.
Nickel Plate 765 is carefully moving off of the turntable at Hinton in October of 1983, after being turned for the return trip of the New River Excursion. The turntable and the entire west yard h... (more)
Power for an eastbound coal drag is passing through an unusually empty Avis yard in October of 1981.
A busy Hinton engine terminal in the fall of 1981. This area is now a weed covered field with only the shell of the coaling tower and foundation of the roundhouse visible.
Destination Lee Creek, NC awaiting its crew for the run to Clifton Forge.
Sitting In Snow By Station
Engine is Pulling A Coal Train While Testing
Engine is Being Turned On The Hinton Turntable
SD40 #7575 leads C&O SD40 #7532 & GP30 #3001 on an eastbound coal train. More photos at www.rr-roadtrip.com
