THE coal train that Kentucky coal miners have prevented from leaving the mine until they are paid back wages. Chris Anderson Coal miners are physically blocking a CSX Transportation branch leading to a Kentucky coal mine. Miners claim they are owed back wages of as much as $4,000 each. Chris Anderson CUMBERLAND, Ky. — The […]
New River Train power passes private varnish during its runaround move in Hinton, W.Va., on Oct. 28, 2017. Chase Gunnoe HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As the Autumn Colors Express rolls through southern West Virginia in late October 2019, the train’s consist will largely resemble the previous New River Train, however a few stark differences may pique […]
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As news propagated social media Thursday announcing that West Virginia’s New River excursions would continue under new management, social media inquisitively questioned the involvement of two prominent steam-focused out-of-state nonprofits. Rail Excursion Management Co., revealed Thursday it had reached an agreement with Amtrak to continue the New River excursions this fall under […]
DANVILLE, Ky. — A busy Norfolk Southern main line in central Kentucky is out-of-service after a deadly natural gas explosion damaged the track. According to media reports, the explosion occurred in the Moreland community near Danville, Ky., early Thursday, killing a 58-year-old woman and injuring five others. The site of the explosion is adjacent to […]
The 2015 New River Train at Hawks Nest, W.Va. Chase Gunnoe HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – One of the east’s most legendary main line excursion trains is coming back this fall. On Friday, Rail Excursion Management Co. will announce that it is bringing back the annual passenger excursion along the New River between Huntington and Hinton, West […]
Coal miners form a human blockade to keep a loaded CSX train from leaving the bankrupt coal mine which still owes the miners thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. Photo courtesy WYMT-TV CUMBERLAND, Ky. — Out-of-work and unpaid Eastern Kentucky coal miners, reeling from the bankruptcy of their employer and the closure of their mine, […]
A CSX train prepares to flood load at Premier Elkhorn Coal’s prep plant at Myra, Kentucky, in summer 2012. The plant is now owned by Cambrian Holding Company, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection. Chris Anderson BELCHER, KY. — A coal operator in Eastern Kentucky with loading operations served by both CSX Transportation and Norfolk […]
A South Charleston police cruiser was destroyed Sunday after getting stuck on a CSX right-of-way near Charleston, W.Va. The car became stuck on a rail while in pursuit of a vehicle. Two photos, Harry Hamrick CHARLESTON, W.Va. – For the second time in two weeks, a police car has been involved in a collision with […]
HUNTINGTON, W.V. – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin. D-W.Va., says the legendary New River Train is coming back. On Wednesday, Manchin tweeted “I’ve been working nonstop with @Amtrak to preserve #WV’s proud railroading history by keeping the annual New River Train running, and that’s why I’m glad a deal is in place to continue this proud […]
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia railroad club that sponsored the annual New River Train blames its financial woes on the cancellation of its annual October excursions on Amtrak, but an analysis of financial reporting shows the club may have been in trouble long before Amtrak began increasing its chartered private train rates in 2018. […]
Potomac Eagle F7 No. 722 in B&O colors leads a photo special. Chase Gunnoe ROMNEY, W.Va. — One of the East’s best-known tourist railroads has been sold to one of the nation’s top freelance steam locomotive rebuilders. But does that mean there will be steam for the first time at West Virginia’s diesel-powered Potomac Eagle? […]
On Tennessee’s Smoky Mountain Railroad, a ramshackle old combine is pushed by 4-6-2 No. 110 on May 26, 1952. Outshopped by Baldwin in 1911 for another Tennessee short line, the Little River Railroad, No. 110 was the smallest standard gauge Pacific built for U.S. service. Edward Theisinger photo […]
