Some newer WW power and some classic sit at the shops in Gore on a nice spring day amidst some bradford pear trees.

The WW "Sandman" returns from the mine at Gore in peak fall foliage. Very glad I got my drone going on early October. Less than two weeks after this photo was taken it was announced th... (more)

The WW heads over to Gore across Route 50 with light power. This line no longer sees freight traffic as of January this year when the sand mine closed in Gore, only 1-2 light power moves per mont... (more)

WW102 crew heads to the shops at Gore with light power. This line no longer sees freight traffic, only 1-2 light power moves to the shops per month.

Lunch break for the Sandman’s crew.

On a Gorey night. Winchester and Western Railroad GP 10s 572 (née PRR 7237, GP9) and 575 (née PRR 7265, GP9) sit at the W&W facility in Gore, VA on the night of Monday, November 25, 2019. These ... (more)

Winchester & Western road slug #210 sitting at the shops on its death bed. Several weeks after I got this shot, 210 met its fate with the torch.

After dropping off the empties from Winchester at the shops at Gore about a quarter mile east, the crew heads towards the sand mine. As it approaches the loaded hoppers in the distance, a truck ve... (more)

"ORGAN DONOR"
This old geep sits outside at the Winchester and Western shop grounds in Gore, VA and is used for parts to keep the current fleet of geeps running. ESHR 8066 h... (more)

"BAD ORDERED"
A look inside the new Winchester and Western Locomotive Shop which opened in the Fall of 2014 in Gore, VA. Alco slug WW 210 sits over the pit as it goes through... (more)

Winchester and Western power sits at the shops.

While visiting the W&W engine facility and yard, a local resident named Jerry drove by with his A class hot rod and generously agreed to let me take a shot. Note the tank on the front, which I am ... (more)

"BACK CREEK CROSSING"
On original W&W trackage, power pushes about 30 empties west from Gore to the sand mine under peak fall foliage color. The Winchester & Western tracks originally ... (more)

"SANDMAN RETURNS"
The Winchester and Western "Sandman" with empty hoppers in tow, returns from it's namesake town back into Gore, a tiny hamlet in northwestern Virginia and since 1944,... (more)