Eastbound loads pass through downtown Thurmond on a bright Fall day in the Gorge.

Walked around Main Street in Thurmond hoping to catch a train coming under the signal bridge. After nothing came I went back to check out the restored depot. While reading about the history, the s... (more)

Stumbled upon this pair of engines on the way to Thurmond.

A set of three EMD 4 axle units lead an Eastbound coal train thru the timeless town of Thurmond, WV.

An empty Coal Train rests on the bridge at Thurmond. RJ Corman will retrieve the train, and take it to load Sunday Night. The lead unit is a de-rated and re-classed former ES44DC. A 360 second ... (more)

A U276 coal train peeks around the shadows passing the Thurmond station on a busy Sunday morning on the last day of our trip.

A westbound grain train heads by the old bank of Thurmond.

An old GE veteran pushes the propane train through Thurmond.

An Eastbound approaches the Fairbanks-Morse coaling tower in Thurmond. The heavy fog gives life to the locomotives headlights. A 36 second exposure @ f5.6, ISO 400.

A pair of RJ Corman SD40T-2's have work to do at the yard in Thurmond. The sun has just popped above the mountaintops to the east to light up these bright red engines.

The big push for plant rationalization in the seventies inspired C&O to rip one of two main tracks in the New River Gorge. This work train has finished for the day after picking up rip up debris.

A westbound coal train takes a medium clear at Thurmond as the H828 prepares to return to Quinnemont after switching the Loup Creek branch.

A westbound grain train illuminates the H828 Quinnemont local which is waiting to clear up off the Loup Creek branch. Thurmond is an eerie, yet magical place that when busy is extremely entertaini... (more)

The power for the 1989 train was CSX FP7 #118 and CSX F7B #119. CSX #118 started life in 1952 as Clinchfield #200 and is currently West Virginia Central (Western Maryland) #67.

A pair of CXT GE units are running around their empty coal train to take it back to the mine under a misty background. The old concrete coal dock is a remnant of the steam era.