West Virginia Railroads - Model Railroading: Photos

Thurmond Coaling Station

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Martinsburg, WV - B&O Railroad

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:36:08 -0400

Photos of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) operations in Martinsburg, West Virginia (WV), including photos of the Martinsburg Roundhouse.

Modeling the Civil War era in Trainz

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:22:14 -0500

Civil War era housecar

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Civil War era conductor's car

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:47:44 -0500

Virtual Model Railroading

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:11:49 -0500

Pennsylvania 0-6-0

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:38:13 -0500

Logan, WV Area - 1970s

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:53:10 -0400

Harewood, WV Mining Operation

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:25:03 -0400

Williamson, WV Area - 1970s

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:45:38 -0400

Depots

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:27:55 -0400

The freight and passenger train stations and depots on the railroad lines of West Virginia, past and present.

Richwood, WV

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:14:23 -0400

In 1942, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad furnished a special train to carry 300 men, women and children from Richwood, WV to upper New York state where they would work in the harvest.

Hinton Depots

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:05:49 -0400

The freight and passenger stations of Hinton, WV

Davy, WV - N&W Railway

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:07:58 -0500

Davy, West Virginia (WV) - McDowell County -- Photos from 1938 of Davy, WV, a coal mining community on the Norfolk and Western Railway.

Longacre Coke Plant - Fayette County

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:03:20 -0500

Longacre, West Virginia, Fayette County - 1930's era photos of the coke ovens and coking plant along the Kanawha River on the New York Central

Elkins Coal & Coke Company - Bretz, WV

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:02:52 -0500

Photos of the coke ovens and coking plant in the vicinity of Bretz, WV, originally an operation of the Elkins Coal & Coke Company, est. in 1904. Photos show plant operation during the 1970's, when the site was operated by the Mercery Coal & Coke Company.

Elkins Coal & Coke Co. - Beehive Coke Ovens

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:01:55 -0500

Scale drawings of beehive coke ovens of the Elkins Coal & Coke Company, located in the Fairmont Coal Field of Northern West Virginia.

B&O Railroad - Harper Ferry Station

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:52:45 -0500

Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) Harpers Ferry Station was built as the finishing touch on a series of improvements made to the B&O's main line at Harpers Ferry from 1892-1894. The station was moved from its original location toits present site in 1931 during a second round of improvements.

Nuttallburg Mine Complex - New River Gorge

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:22:52 -0500

Nuttallburg Mine Complex -- Scale drawings of a large mining operation located along the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway's mainline through the New River Gorge in West Virginia. The Nuttalburg mine was originally est. in 1873, in operation through the 1950's

Thurmond, WV - Structures

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 01:24:13 -0500

Thurmond, West Virginia (WV) -- Railroad structures: depot, engine house, water tanks and standpipes, bridge, business district, and various RR structures -- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

For folks into model railroading or others interested in modeling Thurmond, please note that scale drawings of structures shown in this section can be downloaded at: Scale Drawings: Thurmond

Thurmond - From Rend Branch

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:06:26 -0400

Institute Plant - Kanawha County

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:29:21 -0400

Institute Plant at Institute, WV, Kanawha County, near Charleston, WV, on the New York Central.

Thurmond Depot and Museum

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:34:08 -0500

Circa 1905 structure served the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O) in Thurmond, West Virginia. Presently a Amtrak flagstop and a museum and visitors center.

Thurmond - Various RR Structures

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:10:02 -0500

South Side Camp Cars

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Thurmond - Water Tanks and Standpipes

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