Eastbound coal loads roll through downtown Prince as patchy fog builds in the bottom of the New River Gorge. A mild overnight low temperature of 65 degrees and humidity have resulted in a foggy co... (more)

A mostly clear night and full moon shows the signal at Prince silently waiting for the next train.

Passing the well illuminated Prince Depot and its unique waiting area under the cover of darkness, eastbound coal loads grind upgrade through the New River Gorge, enroute to Hinton.

As three passengers disembark from Amtrak's Chicago destined Cardinal, Amtrak's Phase II heritage P42DC departs from Prince Station under the cover of darkness.

This eastbound coal train is working hard upgrade with 150 loads in tow. Here the train passes thru East Prince at MP 379. This coal train is on the New River Sub enroute to Hinton, WV, for the ne... (more)

Second hand passenger seats from the Washington DC Amtrak station have found there way into the Prince, West Virginia train station. A speeding CSX coal train can be seen passing the station.

A mine run from the yard at Quinnimont traverses the truss bridge over the New River with empty hoppers for a loader on the Piney Creek Subdivision... Typical with some branches in Appalachia this... (more)

Amtrak train #50 makes his was east through Stretchers Neck Tunnel in Prince.

The passenger station in Prince, West Virginia is unmistakable in its design. The station seems to standout from its surroundings while at the same time fitting in. The view is surprising when you... (more)

As three passengers wait to board Amtrak's westbound Cardinal for Chicago, an eastbound loaded coal drag struggles over the final of the three stiff grades along the New River Subdivision a... (more)

In near white out conditions the signal guards the main line at prince, as the red lights make for quite a beam.

It is a cold and snowy morning along the New River at Prince, WV as an eastbound CSX loaded export coal train pops out of Stretchers Neck Tunnel and passes under the Highway 41 overpass en route t... (more)

Opened by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in June 1946 the station at Prince, West Virginia proudly served the surrounding region as a gateway to the C&O’s passenger trains of the era. Fast forward ... (more)

Slightly over three hours into the new month, a heavy loaded coal train slips on wet snow covered rail as it climbs the final of three stiff grades over the New River Subdivision from Gauley to Pr... (more)