The Eastbound C & O Cantilever signals at Hillsdale, WV, MP SA 349.6
The New River Train, P937 leans into a curve, kicking up dust from newly dropped ballast on its way into Hinton, WV for the annual "Rail Days" celebration.
An Eastbound departs the yard office in Hinton. The pipe structure was used to fill the C&O E units with water, for steam generated heating on passenger trains. A 45 second exposure @ f8.0, ISO ... (more)
A return to a time when passenger trains ran on schedule, and a drowsy kitten carried the advertising load for the C&O Railway. The drum head of the restored PV Chapel Hill, on the rear of the Ne... (more)
Tucked away at the west end of the former Hinton yard, CW cabin slowly wastes away. Photo taken with permission.
Wide angle shot of the former C&O Depot, off 2nd Avenue in Hinton. Thanks to the city, she was externally restored a couple of years ago. The large building behind the depot, used to be the rail... (more)
A bit of sunshine, and a Conrail leader on Q302 this morning. I feel like I owe somebody a favor now.
Westbound grain empties pull away from the Depot in Hinton
Wide angle shot under the historic Avis Overhead Bridge. Completed in 1929, and paid for by the C&O railway to eliminate a grade crossing across its 12 track yard. It was taken out of service a ... (more)
The first excursion of the 2007 New River Train arrives in Hinton. Standing in the door of unit 65 is RP contributor Nick O'Dell, who is doing some rail fan-fanning.
The morning lineup, ready to head east, at MX Cabin on the east side of Hinton, West Virginia.
Like an ancient Mayan temple, the massive abandoned coaling dock rises above the jungle at Hinton, West Virginia.
An eastbound train is passing the shell of the former CW Cabin at the west end of Hinton, West Virginia.
A scene out of the past, a steam locomotive passing under the massive coaling tower at Hinton, West Virginia. Today, all that remains is the shell of the coaling tower.
NKP 765 has taken a trip on the turntable and now is getting a load of coal for it's return trip to Huntington.
