On the horseshoe curve at Nottingham. Meadow River Lumber Company Heisler #6 slowly works her way south on the C&O Greenbrier Division, dragging some freight loads from Durbin to Cass. Sh... (more)

One very remote rail connection. Meadow River Lumber Company Heisler #6 continues her slow, steady trek south from Durbin, WV, toward Cass, some 8 miles distant, hauling a string of freight... (more)

Storm bearing down on Hosterman. Blackening the sky like an approaching tempest, Meadow River Heisler #6 storms down the old C&O Greenbrier main at Hosterman, WV (MP 88.2), past the lily pa... (more)

Pouring out the plume at Hosterman. Pouring out a much more modest plume than she had been just seconds before, Meadow River Heisler #6 hauls an assortment of well-used freight cars south o... (more)

Pressing south at Hosterman. The vast majority of the old C&O Greenbrier Division between Durbin, WV and Cass can best be classified as a "tree tunnel." Yes, the line does track... (more)

Heisler country. Deep in the West Virginia wilderness, a well-used, 3-Truck Heisler Locomotive from a nearby lumber mill is pressed into service dragging freight loads down the disused C&O ... (more)

Running the C&O Greenbrier Division. Meadow River Heisler Locomotive #6 makes her way south at about MP 92.3, along West Virginia's Greenbrier River, running the old C&O main through the wi... (more)

Durbin, WV: Yes, the trains still stop here. Meadow River Heisler Locomotive #6 heads south, out of the quaint little West Virginia town of Durbin at about MP 95.2, headed for Cass on the o... (more)

Waking up downtown Durbin. The Durbin, WV locals are waking up to the sound of a locomotive that sounds like it is doing 45 mph, as Meadow River Lumber Company Heisler #6 is pressed into se... (more)

On an early October day, 2-truck Shay #3 approaches a switch. The trees are beginning to change and hints of yellow dot the forests of Durbin.

The engineer of two-truck Shay #3 provides some maintenance on an early fall day during a photo shoot organized by Chase Gunnoe.

On a sweltering summer day, Engineer Ross Harrison lays on the whistle and opens the throttle, as he guides Heisler 6 upgrade at Milepost 92. Long ago the C&O Greenbrier was line vast, but now, on... (more)

Once upon a time, trains would roar around this curve, as it was rated for 35 MPH when operated by the C&O. Fast forward to modern times; the line continues to see use, but not the way it once has... (more)

Ross & his Heisler

Some Late Night Durbin Chat