CSX K898 rumbles east by the coaling tower in Thurmond, Wv with a pair of CN motors leading the way.

During the year that Back to the Future appeared on the silver screen, the town where time stood still had its own back to the future moment. Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 was back pulling co... (more)

A loaded grain train comes through the ghost town of Thurmond as the fog lifts on this early October morning.

The Amtrak Cardinal coasts through the ghost town of Thurmond as the fog lifts on this early October morning.

Many things have changed in the sleepy coal town of Thurmond, WV, nestled in the middle of the New River Gorge in southern WV. One thing that hasn't changed.. the railroad's importance to moving f... (more)

Railroad history that would soon be lost. A Chessie caboose and a few loaded hopper cars populate the small yard at Thurmond, WV. Adding to the scene are the Engine House and various other steam e... (more)

Eastbound loaded rail train passes through downtown Thurmond

RJ Corman operates former C&O branches in the New River Gorge as their RJCV West Virginia Line, and they began their day at dawn by taking 100 mty hoppers up the 2.5% grade towards the Contura Ene... (more)

Westbound approaches Thurmond..... Coal empties for southern West Virginia ease into Thurmond, silhouetting the Chesapeake & Ohio depot and a bad order hopper car. Soon to be greeted by a c... (more)

CSXT K411 passes by the Amtrak station in a cloudy Thurmond, Wv.

Two C40-9W's lead an eastbound coal train under the classic C&O signals which have since been replaced.

The New River Train makes it's last trip for 2018 up though the gorge.

Any white-water rafting trip to West Virginia and the New River isn't complete without a side excursion to Thurmond. The National Park Service had just recently taken control of Thurmond during th... (more)

With three of Amtrak's 40th anniversary heritage locomotives leading the way, the 2017 New River Train battles wind and a cold rain as it barrels through downtown Thurmond on its way to Huntington... (more)