August 19, 1975 started hot, humid, and hazy and stayed that way all day long. I still remember how miserable it and the night before, camping in my truck along the C&O at McKendree, were. Mid-m... (more)
It was a very steamy morning along the New River as a westbound manifest pulled through the yard at Quinnimont, WV on Aug. 19, 1975. The sun had just popped over the ridge and the local "yard dog... (more)
The power for eastbound Amtrak No. 50, the "George Washington," heads back to its train with Amtrak E8A No. 200 and B&O GP7 No. 5631. The power had been pulled off for some brief servicing. The ... (more)
Eastbound Amtrak No. 98, the Newport News section of the "George Washington," blasted through Mineral, VA in Sept., 1973 with B&O GP7 No. 6697 and one coach. Once Amtrak took over passenger opera... (more)
It was early evening in Gladstone, VA and things were quiet for awhile. Westbound manifest No. 91 had yet to arrive from Richmond and the conductor for the yard job was walking over to the yard o... (more)