Engineer starting up this old switcher which looks like it is just setting somewhere in a woods, yes the rails are there
A worn and rusting GP40-2 pulls a track geometry train past the restored Thurmond depot, now owned by the National Park Service
White LED Laser Pointer and Maglight lighting.
West bound through Thurmond, WV.
NKP 765 rolls past the long out of service coal dock in Thurmond with the annual New River Train.
765 arrives at Thurmond, WV on the way to to their final destination (Hinton). An old water tower is visible in the background behind the smoke.
Slow day at Thurmond - one train in 5 hours on CSX and nothing moving across the river on the WVS.
Abandoned coal tipple still stands. Track is now used by CSX & Amtrak
What is left of downtown Thurmond. The C&O railroad tracks served as Main Street
Thurmond depot undergoing restoration. In the early 1900's this station hosted 14 trains per day.
Eastbound Amtrak50 approaching Thurmond WV
The train crosses the New River on the combination road/rail brige after making a pick up from South Side Junction