Number 51, the westbound Cardinal, passes beneath a cantilever C&O era signal bridge lurking in the shadows as its heads towards Thurmond, Huntington and ultimately, Chicago.
Two C&O E units have the 13 cars of eastbound Train 6, the “FFV,” paused at Hinton, W. Va. during the holidays on Dec. 30, 1960.
Not too far from Peach Creek, C&O had a string of 2-6-6-6’s condemned to scrap in the yard at Hinton, W. Va., such as 1624 on Aug. 5, 1956. I was too late to see and hear the brutes in action.
After passing the five hours late eastbound Cardinal the New River Train picks up speed.
The 2013 New River Train passes the signals called CW as well the CW cabin.
Q136 heads by the old interlocking cabin named CW, as a maintainer walks down to check the switches.
Amtrak running 40 minutes late passes by CW cabin as it starts to slow for there stop in Hinton.
Eastbound Cardinal rolls through a distinctly C&O scene near Hinton, Wv.
A Westbound empty hopper train passes by all that remains of the large freight yard and service facilities in Hinton.
With the photographer's International Harvester Travelall in the foreground, a pair of C&O GPs works at Hinton, WV in this spring 1972 scene.
CSXT 778 has a speedy re-crew West of Hinton.
The morning Cardinal heads east out of Hinton in fall colors.
The C&O style signal at Hinton show double clears, as the light reflects off the rock surface.
A westbound train knocks down the signal at Hinton.
The NKP 765 has been turned, and is waiting to back out on the main and couple to her train. Soon she will be westbount to Huntington WV with the annual New River Train
