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)
Corman has a small but interesting rail operation here in southeren W.Va.
The coal trains continues to flow through Thurmond. I'd like to have a quarter for every time a coal train has passed this depot.
Railroading the right way!
Heading across the only large rail + road bridge in West Virginia. The conductor is hanging on the rear, and heading into the approaching snow on the far bank. I wonder how many people have made... (more)
The conductor holds on to a boxcar as they roll south onto RJ Corman territory in Thurmond, WV.
Standing on main street in downtown Thurmond.
