"BACK CREEK CROSSING" On original W&W trackage, power pushes about 30 empties west from Gore to the sand mine under peak fall foliage color. The Winchester & Western tracks originally ... (more)
"SANDMAN RETURNS" The Winchester and Western "Sandman" with empty hoppers in tow, returns from it's namesake town back into Gore, a tiny hamlet in northwestern Virginia and since 1944,... (more)
Winchester and Western GP 38-2 sits on the siding at the Gore shop short of the four track crossing on a sunny October day.
The Winchester and Western "Sandman" reaches the end of it's return run at the WW shops in Gore, VA on a hot July afternoon.
This is a combination of a Conrail slug # 1020 and an Indiana Harbor Belt SW1500. A unique find in rural Va.
Winchester and Western GP9 silently sits with her sister loco (GP9) and some sand cars by the shop in Gore. Thanks to Joe Gonzalez for the lighting.
End of the line? Since I last shot this loco RP ID 392575 it seems to be slipping closer to the cutting tourch. The loco sits outside the shop well off the tracks and appears to be giving intern... (more)
End of the line? My trip to Paw Paw WV was a bust but my trip to Gore Va to the Winchester and Western Shops was interesting. The Trucks sit outside the shop still on the rails but the rest of t... (more)
The eastbound "Sandman" had just left Gore, VA and was crossing U.S. Route 50 with RS-3 No. 527, S-6 No. 80 and 12 loads of sand. RS-3 No. 527 was purchased from Amtrak for conversion to a slug. ... (more)
Recently acquired from the CV, 3609 is stored on a spur in Gore. One of the (at the time) active W&W RS11s can be seen at right.
Strangely, this appears to be the first shot of W&W #78 on RP. Sister S6 #80 seemed to have more photo ops, appearing in four shots on this site.
The Winchester & Western Shop at Gore Va on a strangely clouded but peaceful Sunday morning.
Winchester and Westerns one-of-a-kind slug sits with other W&W power at the Gore locomotive shop.
Winchester and Westerns one-of-a-kind slug sits with other W&W power at the Gore locomotive shop. RIP Elvis!
W&W power sitting at their shops.
