CSXT 7558 and a SD70MAC lead an empty coal hopper train through the abandoned town of Thurmond, WV on it's way back to the coal fields of West Virginia.

In most cases, locomotives appear very large when compared to people and/or cars, but compared to this classic C&O Coal Tower at Thurmond, the locomotive appears quite small.

The big push for plant rationalization in the seventies inspired C&O to rip one of two main tracks in the New River Gorge. This work train has finished for the day after picking up rip up debris.

A westbound coal train takes a medium clear at Thurmond as the H828 prepares to return to Quinnemont after switching the Loup Creek branch.

A westbound grain train illuminates the H828 Quinnemont local which is waiting to clear up off the Loup Creek branch. Thurmond is an eerie, yet magical place that when busy is extremely entertaini... (more)

The power for the 1989 train was CSX FP7 #118 and CSX F7B #119. CSX #118 started life in 1952 as Clinchfield #200 and is currently West Virginia Central (Western Maryland) #67.

A pair of CXT GE units are running around their empty coal train to take it back to the mine under a misty background. The old concrete coal dock is a remnant of the steam era.

The old station at Thurmond, WV has been beautifully restored and looks great against the misty hills after a early morning rain. The bridge to the right leads to a branch line.

Two Northbound rattlers pause at Thurmond station to pick up clearance forms and train orders. It is a difficult summer for train crews because the C&O is ripping up one of two main tracks throug... (more)

Eastbound coal passes through Thurmond

West Virginia Southern's lone unit, SW14 #1442, struggles up the two percent grade along Dunloup Creek out of Thurmond, West Virginia, on a dreary January day with maximum tonnage: three loads of ... (more)

A loaded coal train pulls onto CSX's New River Subdivision mainline in Thurmond, West Virginia, still under the controls of a crew from R.J. Corman, which loaded the train at the Pioneer Fuel Co. ... (more)

CSX's Quinnimont-Thurmond local train pauses on the single track mainline behind Thurmond's abandoned business district on a rainy October night. The train is waiting for a signal from the AM Disp... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal, train no. 50, arrives for a flagstop at Thurmond, West Virginia, in the heart of the New River Gorge.

"Street Running in Downtown Thurmond". After a lengthy stay at Sewell it was time to move on and the next stop was Thurmond. Upon arrival we met an RJC crew preparing to take their loaded coal tra... (more)