Disrupting the silence through the quaint village of Sandstone, Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal follows the New River through the Gorge to Hinton, on its eastward trek from Chicago to New York.... (more)
The tri-weekly Cardinal blast thru the crossovers at Sandstone on CSXT New River Sub eastbound. The train is only a few minutes from the 10:29 station stop at Hinton, WV.
Silhouetted by a full moon, the eastbound C&O two track signal bridge at CP "Sandstone" stands guard, west of Hinton along the scenic New River Subdivision.
Empties for Russell have just left Hinton, following the banks of the New River west through the Sandstone Falls. Appropriately titled the "New River Subdivision", this empty coal drag will hug th... (more)