The Grafton engine terminal, D Tower and the old B&O hotel can all be seen from this angle. Just to the right, out of the frame, is the turntable.
Former CSXT 807 has just completed its first trip after being renumbered to 4597. Even the Grafton Yard crew was a little confused by the switch at first.
D Tower and the old hotel leave no doubt as to the where this photo was taken. This pair of GP38-2s were the only non-AC power in the yard and are used on locals on the Fairmont, Cowen and Bridgep... (more)
EMD SD60 demonstrators EMD1 and EMD 2 wait on the "Hill Track" at Grafton, WV on CSX for the next call to work a coal drag eastbound on the Mountain Subdivision to Cumberland, MD on October 27, 19... (more)
The "helpers" off of Robinson Run Turn T104-11 head back out the Westbound towards the "D" Tower interlocking to cross over to the Eastbound for access to the shops. Shot through one of the arche... (more)
Actually the B297-11 "helper," SD70ACe 4850 brings up the rear of 100 Bostwick loads from Robinson Run, yarding on 75 track at 1738. Rob Run Turns run double-headed due to the reverse moves requi... (more)
An A&O slug set, with RDSLUG 2100 (ex-SOO GP35 730, built 5/65) and mother "GP40-3" 2121 (ex-CNW GP40 5533, nee-CR 3045, PC 3045, NYC 3045, built 12/65), pull empties off 96 track for the Cowen Su... (more)
A set of local power moves through the interlocking while a local waits in the distance.
This board controlled the Cowen Sub between Knight Siding and Hampton Jct., WV. The series of lights to the left of the microphone represent a train lined for the Century Sub.
Almost everything in this scene has changed, but there is one constant - coal still remains king at Grafton.
One of Chessie's colorful safety cabeese brightens up a dreary day in Grafton as it departs town on a westbound drag.
Five EMD products lead 317 into Grafton where he'll do a bit of switching.
Before CSX transferred its functions to Jacksonville, trains on the former Monongah Division were dispatched from a small center in Grafton.
Proving that some non-coal business remains on the old Monongah Division, a local departs Grafton Terminal.
