The ghost town of Thurmond, West Virginia sits in an eerie silence only awakened by passing CSX coal and freight trains.

The east bound Cardinal led by a heritage unit heads thru the once busy town of Thurmond. The old C&O coaling tower is in the background as well as the old US&S signals are still in charge of move... (more)

Modern day CSX passing by C&O History.

A Welcome To Thurmond banner greets trains and tourists to the town that time forgot.

Thanks to my family who took me to Thurmond to railfan on my birthday.

Millions of tons of railroad coal traffic has beat over this rail in Thurmond, West Virginia.

A CSX manifest snakes along the New River and through the old historic town of Thurmond, West Virginia. The tracks that cross the river are operated by the RJ Corman Railroad.

The deafening horn echos of the old buildings of the once mighty town of Thurmond, West Virginia.

The eastbound Cardinal arrives at its brief station stop of Thurmond, deep in the New River Gorge. It was a rainy morning, but an Amtrak photo on Amtrak's birthday seemed appropriate.

CSX 56 crosses New River entering Thurmond from the Loup Creek Branch.

First generation muscle pulling hard through the New River Valley.

The conductor heads over to lock the derail after finishing the switching work across the river.

A pair of C&O GPs await their next work at Thurmond, WV || April 1971