Superpower steam at its zenith, as the 765 starts to gets a roll on 30 cars just outside of Huntington in the fall of 1992. Track speed for steam on "George Washington's Road" was 55 mp... (more)
This train does not stop at Prince - NKP 765 puts on quite a show as it passes the noted C&O/Amtrak passenger station at Prince, West Virginia with the New River Train in tow.
Only the train has changed (almost) – Take away the modern station sign and the wooden pole for communications equipment, and this scene has all of the exterior trappings of a classic train orde... (more)
The 1989 version of the EB New River Train (Huntington, WV to Hinton, WV) rolls thru Stone Cliff just south of Thurmond. This remote location contained a coal coke plant and a rail yard in the ear... (more)
The power for the 1989 train was CSX FP7 #118 and CSX F7B #119. CSX #118 started life in 1952 as Clinchfield #200 and is currently West Virginia Central (Western Maryland) #67.
The 1989 version of the EB New River Train (Huntington, WV to Hinton, WV) rolls down “Main Street” in Thurmond. The power for the 1989 train was CSX FP7 #118 and CSX F7B #119. CSX #118 started... (more)
Just out of Hinton, the 1989 New River Train begins its WB journey back to Huntington. The A-B combo was turned on the Meadow Creek wye and run B unit first into Hinton on the way into town due to... (more)
The 1989 version of the New River Train (Huntington, WV to Hinton, WV) rolls by the Thurmond Station. The power for the 1989 train was CSX FP7 #118 and CSX F7B #119. CSX #118 started life in 1952 ... (more)
Iconic West Virginia. The 1989 version of the New River Train (Huntington, WV to Hinton, WV) rolls down “Main Street” in Thurmond . I would have loved to have seen this town in its heyday. Che... (more)
The Milwaukee Road lives on ! MILW 261 leads 30+ cars into the morning sun at Milton WV through the New River Gorge in the fall of 1994.
The 1989 version of the New River train (Huntington, WV to Hinton, WV) is EB a few miles out of Huntington and running thru heavy Ohio River fog as it passes under a classic C&O cantilever signal ... (more)
