The deafening horn echos of the old buildings of the once mighty town of Thurmond, West Virginia.

The eastbound Cardinal arrives at its brief station stop of Thurmond, deep in the New River Gorge. It was a rainy morning, but an Amtrak photo on Amtrak's birthday seemed appropriate.

CSX 56 crosses New River entering Thurmond from the Loup Creek Branch.

First generation muscle pulling hard through the New River Valley.

The conductor heads over to lock the derail after finishing the switching work across the river.

A pair of C&O GPs await their next work at Thurmond, WV || April 1971

Eastbound loads pass through downtown Thurmond on a bright Fall day in the Gorge.

Walked around Main Street in Thurmond hoping to catch a train coming under the signal bridge. After nothing came I went back to check out the restored depot. While reading about the history, the s... (more)

Stumbled upon this pair of engines on the way to Thurmond.

A set of three EMD 4 axle units lead an Eastbound coal train thru the timeless town of Thurmond, WV.

An empty Coal Train rests on the bridge at Thurmond. RJ Corman will retrieve the train, and take it to load Sunday Night. The lead unit is a de-rated and re-classed former ES44DC. A 360 second ... (more)

A U276 coal train peeks around the shadows passing the Thurmond station on a busy Sunday morning on the last day of our trip.

A westbound grain train heads by the old bank of Thurmond.

An old GE veteran pushes the propane train through Thurmond.

An Eastbound approaches the Fairbanks-Morse coaling tower in Thurmond. The heavy fog gives life to the locomotives headlights. A 36 second exposure @ f5.6, ISO 400.