A quiet night in Thurmond.. A red signal for the R.J. Corman lead..

Silhouetted codeline at Thurmond.

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 R.J. Corman interchange local idles in downtown Thurmond while the conductor unlocks the derail. The train will soon receive clearance to proceed west of the absolute and reverse up the branch... (more)

Westbound CSX Q139 blasts through historic Thurmond on it's way to Russell, Columbus, and ultimately New Baltimore, OH.

A light engine rumbles through downtown Thurmond in the evening light.

An RJ Corman bound empty coal train idles in the Rush Run Siding in downtown Thurmond.

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

With a full moon shining bright from above, an RJ Corman local silhouettes the C&O bridge over the National New River.

It's 2:17 am in the morning as an RJ Corman local interchanges cars with CSX in downtown Thurmond. The full moon is bright in the New River Gorge tonight, illuminating much of the bridge that cros... (more)

A Quinnimont local illuminates the Thurmond cantilever signal as a pair of light engines return to their empty train in the Rush Run Siding. The train will soon be tied down and an R.J. Corman cre... (more)

Moonlit at Thurmond.. An abandoned coal town of Appalachia.

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.

Making a rare daylight appearance through the New River Gorge, CSX Q302 passes under the C&O cantilever in downtown Thurmond. Recently, Thurmond was announced as one of the coolest ghost towns in ... (more)