The conductor waits by the switch as the engineer eases a M-O-W train, led by a GP38 "Pumpkin", off the south leg of the wye at Burnsville, WV.
A slightly overpowered local freight with one load is led by an ex-B&O GP40 built in 1971. This engine was rebuilt in 1979 as a GP40M-2, and ended up on the SP/UP as their nos. 7128/1506.
A couple of new SD70ac units sit tied down behind the crew shack.
The A&O runs coal trains into Grafton, WV area. Here in Burnsville two of CSX's ES44's That probably aren't even a year old and they are already working hard pulling West Virginia black gold.
Two trains wait to make their way up the old B&O now A&O on the way to Grafton, WV where they will be interchanged back to CSX
The drive down to see the NS Heritage Unit gathering was interesting because major portions West Virginia had lost power due to a storm. My group and I found this recently parked unit along the w... (more)
The A&O helper rests in Burnsville.
The Burnsville Helper sits next to an old B&O wagon top boxcar that was being used for stroage. Although the Burnsville Helper is still around, the line is now operated by the A&O RR.
The A&O helper spends the night in the pocket at Burnsville.
Late on the frigid night of January 18, 1985 a trio of Chessie SD35 helpers wait at Burnsville, WV for the next call to shove a load toward Grafton on the Cowen Subdivision of the Monongah Divisio... (more)
A westbound CSX empty hopper train passes the east siding switch at Burnsville, West Virginia, just before sunset in October 2004. The train is destined for a coal mine near Cowen, West Virginia, ... (more)
The Cowen helper set sits idle for the weekend on a comfortable early summer afternoon.
The picture goes back to 1984, but some of the objects in the picture go much further back in time!
Units wait in the helper pocket at Burnsville for their next assignment. Other two units were Chessie (C&O) SD40's 7732 and 7514.
The Cowen helpers sit quietly under a blue West Virginia sky.
