A&O crew using CSX power roll over the Tygart River east of Philippi with empties for Century Mine.

A&O crew using CSX power rolls past the historic Carrollton Covered Bridge with empties for Century Mine under very cloudy skies.

Tucked away deep in the mountains of West Virginia, A&O 3804 leads a short manifest across the stone arch bridge in Adrian while kicking up leaves as darkness moves in.

With the end of duty for these old B&O CPL’s comes nigh, the replacement for the signaling system is just out of site transferring from a dispatcher controlled line to a TWC line with a broken r... (more)

As the first rain in several weeks is showering the West Virginia Mountains as a severe drought has plagued the region recently, we see A&O local Z830 bringing two loads of lumber from JF Allen ba... (more)

In the midnight hours A&O local passes the Carrolton Covered bridge along the former CSX Cowen sub. In 2017, the covered bridge suffered substantial damage from a fire, the bridge has since been r... (more)

A&O train Z830 breaks the silence during the late night hours in Philippi as they pass the covered bridge and former B&O passenger station that was built in 1911 and still stands strong over 100 y... (more)

Passing the signals at the East End of Knight siding, A&O train Z830 takes freight westbound to customers along the former CSX Cowen Subdivision.

Crossing the Tygart Valley River at Tygart Junction, A&O local slows to interchange with the WVC Railroad for outbound freight to CSX.

A&O local Z830 passes the classic B&O CPL’s that soon fall at Berryburg Junction with 21 cars of freight to interchange with CSX at Grafton.

Passing Tygart Junction, A&O local Z830 passes the CPL signals guarding Tygart Junction as they prepare to make a pick up from the WVC Railroad. The soon to be taken down B&O CPL signal mast leans... (more)

Scenes from the Cowen Sub as A&O local Z830 takes 36 cars of freight to interchange with CSX at Grafton.

A&O’s QD job departs Buckhannon and heads east to Grafton lite power, passing the B&O intermediate signals on the northeast side of town. The signal is lit up, but the harsh evening sun makes it... (more)

A&O At Night. The Appalachian and Ohio Railroad operates 158 miles of rail lines between Grafton and Cowen, West Virginia that were once the Cowen and Pickens Subdivisions of the Baltimore ... (more)

A pair of ex SP GP40-2 rebuilt to GP38-2's await for their next assignment.