The last part of the signal at Thurmond is pushed over and crashes to the ground with thud.

MP 391, Thurmond, West Virginia

Amtrak’s most dilapidated station received a minor makeover as part of the set design for the movie “Matewan”, but that makeover did not include a new coat of paint. Instead, a simulated wea... (more)

The long-dormant storefronts of Thurmond, West Virginia were brought to life in the fall of 1986 when the town was chosen as the location for shooting the film “Matewan”, an historical account... (more)

A westbound hopper train rolls past the C&O coaling tower as it leaves Thurmond. Set designers for the movie Matewan have designated the coaling tower as part of the Stone Mountain Coal Co.

A westbound hopper train rolls through Matewan... er, Thurmond. The classic West Virginia town has been selected as the set for the movie Matewan, which tells the story of a mine labor conflict in... (more)

The 765 leads the 1986 edition of the New River Train through Thurmond, WV. I always chuckle when I see photos with captions describing the "iconic" cantilever signal in Thurmond. Clearl... (more)

CSX Train T926 sits in the siding in Thurmond, W.V.A. during the heavy downpour along the New River.

An eastbound coal train makes an appearance rolling through the historic community of Thurmond passing under the classic C&O cantilever signal on a muggy July afternoon.

Chessie 614 struts out of Thurmond, WV with the Chessie Safety Express after a photo run by. The train had begun the day at Cliftion Forge, VA.

Two Crane Masters employees work on cutting and dismantling the classic signal at Thurmond.

The classic scene at Thurmond that hundreds of thousands of tourists and railfans alike have photographed over the years is no more. Monday morning the power was cut as Cranemasters got ready and ... (more)

A Frog's view. With a derailment down near the New River Gorge Bridge, traffic has stalled in Thurmond. A loaded coal train on RJ Corman's West Virginia Line is tied down and a CSX coal train has ... (more)

With a derailment down near the New River Gorge Bridge, a short work train crawls past the Thurmond Depot. News reports would reveal that a grain hopper picked a switch sending two hoppers over th... (more)

A morning eastbound passes endangered C&O sentinels as it disturbs the quiet of Thurmond, WV. Soon, another relic of Thurmond will be gone forever.