The West Virginia Northern was a coal hauling short line that relied on dynamic brake-equipped EMD switchers to get product from the mines to the B&O interchange at Tunnelton, West Virginia. Altho... (more)
The CSX local rolls along the Cheat River en route to Rowlesburg after swapping empties for loads in the Kingwood area.
After depositing its empties at a mine, the crew returns towards Rowlesburg with loads. They pause beside the Inter-State Lumber Company near Kingwood, WV (?).
The morning fog was beginning to lift when the WVN went to work on the morning of May 5, 1978 with SW1200 No. 52 and NW2 No. 50. The facility was an interesting mix with a modern diesel shop resi... (more)
A pair of SD70MAC's lead a loaded coal train down the old B&O M&K Branch near Kingwood.
In a scene that will never be repeated, a loaded coal train crosses the Cheat River near Kingwood. CSX abandoned and removed the old M&K not long after this photo was taken.
In a scene that will never be repeated, a pair of SD70MAC's lead a coal train under the WV Route 7 overpass near Kingwood. This ex-B&O line is now abandoned.
The West Virginia Central's last run was made on Sunday, November 21, 1999. I was in Kingwood the next day and was surprised to hear a horn. A drive over to the engine terminal found WVC #50 gat... (more)
In a scene that will never be repeated, a unit train crosses the Cheat River with coal from Kingwood. The line was once the B&O's M&K Branch and it is now abandoned.
WVN 52 prepares to depart Kingwood WVa with one of the last excursion runs she'll pull for the WVN. Note that 52 is Dynamic Brake equipped
