Winchester & Western leased this SD9 from the Black River & Western for approximately a year. The railroad was looking for larger power than its stable of GP9/10s, and this type seemed like a nat... (more)

"Winchester & Western New Year's Lullaby" Holding down the fort during the 2015 New Year's holiday are an assortment of power in Corning Yard. On the left is GP9 403 (not pictured), GP10 75... (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)

"The Winchester & Western in Vardo yard"
WW 86 has arrived and switched it's train and is now reversing back on the yard lead at the southern end of Norfolk Southern's Vardo ... (more)

Winchester and Western Alco RS-11 863 is southbound through Martinsburg on a cold winter day.

"W&W Traveling South"
Winchester & Western train 86 is seen making it's way south after dropping off a train and picking up 5 cars in Norfolk Southern's Vardo Yard in Hagerst... (more)

"Falling Waters"
Falling Waters is a spot where a short stream fed by springs abruptly changes levels into multiple waterfalls before entering the Potomac River just off to th... (more)

The night train to Millville is ready to depart Bridgeton Junction as engineer Bruce Mattson talks to Brakeman Bob Baker. (Full disclosure: Brakeman Bob is not a W&W employee, just an "actor&... (more)

"Working Overtime"
The days WW local has just begun interchanging cars in Martinsburg, WV after a long day on the rails. To the right is the old ice plant. GP9 459 was built b... (more)

"One Is Unlike The Other"
Winchester and Western 752 has been through many incarnations. Originally built as NYC 5972 as a GP9 in February 1956. It was later rebuilt into Conrail GP10 7... (more)

"A Hard Days Night"
Train 86 passes through the northern parts of Martinsburg, WV in the last light of the day. The train has already interchanged with NS in Hagerstown, MD an... (more)

"No Longer Needed"
A set of engines return south from Hagerstown towards Martinsburg and Corning yard after they helped WW train 86 on its journey north. This point marks the ... (more)

Heavy rains have inundated the region and passing south through Martinsburg, WV along Tuskegee Street is Train 86 on the former Cumberland Valley Railroad after interchanging with Norfolk Southern... (more)

Winchester and Western engines waiting for the next days assignments after their short rest over the weekend.