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Chesapeake & Ohio Alleghany, Va., station from the C&O Historical Society

By | August 8, 2022
Gray station building with black roof and white trim and "Alleghany" sign

Alleghany, Va., C&O Station Scale: HO (1:87:1) Price: $89.95 Era: Post-1920 Manufacturer: Produced by Southern Heritage Models exclusively for the C&O Historical Society, chessieshop.com Alleghany, Va., C&O station features: Laser-cut parts Two waiting rooms Wide eaves Weatherboard (clapboard) siding Copy of C&O Magazine article “C&O’s Last Standard Station Design” from December 2010 included for reference Release date: […]

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Working mountain Alco locomotives from the WNY&P

By William Beecher Jr. | August 1, 2022
Low-angled, tight image of a red locomotive leading a train.

Working mountain Alco locomotives: Nestled in the wide rolling hills on the western edge of New York’s Southern Tier lies the formerly two-railroad town of Olean, N.Y. A quaint, unsuspecting town of 13,000 residents located along the placid Allegheny River was once a railfanning destination, that is — until the formation of Conrail. Dozens of […]

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Amtrak Capitol Limited day trip to Cumberland

By J. Delbatis | July 31, 2022
Passenger train moving through autumnal foliage.

An Amtrak Capitol Limited day trip from Pittsburgh is one of the few Amtrak journeys with single-day, round-trip offerings featuring Class I railroading across a famous mountain pass and a second train-riding experience involving a recently restored Mallet steam locomotive. Yes, Amtrak’s Capitol Limited between Pittsburgh, and Cumberland, Md., offers this and more on its […]

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Clinchfield on Copper Creek

By | July 7, 2022
Clinchfield Railroad at Copper Creek Viaduct

Pacific 153 leads the Clinchfield Railroad’s daily passenger train from Spartanburg, S.C., to Elkhorn City, Ky., across the landmark Copper Creek Viaduct near Speers Ferry, Va., on May 28, 1952. The lower trestle carries Southern Railway’s Bristol–Appalachia, Va., line over the creek. Ed Theisinger photo […]

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Amtrak Cardinal day trip to Clifton Forge

By J. Delbatis | June 27, 2022
Train crossing a bridge over a river in dim twilight.

An Amtrak Cardinal day trip to Clifton Forge is well within reach! Don’t let Amtrak’s three-day-a-week schedule on the Cardinal route deter you from a scenic Amtrak day trip through the Appalachia Mountains of southern West Virginia and Virginia along CSX Transportation’s route through the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve. This passenger rail […]

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Amtrak adds Capitol Limited bike capacity

By Bob Johnston | June 6, 2022
Amtrak logo.

WASHINGTON—Effective immediately, each departure of the Chicago-Washington, D.C. Capitol Limited is accepting reservations for up to 12 full-size bicycles along the route of a train that parallels popular trails through Maryland, West Virginia, and southern Pennsylvania. Last Friday, Amtrak announced increased capacity through mid-September, “due to high demand.” For $20, passengers can check a bike […]

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C&O Historical Society members complete restoration of phone box

By | June 2, 2022
White wooden box on black pole

CLIFTON FORGE, Va. — Volunteers from the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society have completed restoration of one of the railroad’s phone boxes at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge. The box, saved in the 1970s by historical society member David Powell as it was being disposed of near Charlottesville, Va., was donated for […]

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West Virginia Alco-powered short line has Ukrainian ties

By Chase Gunnoe | May 31, 2022
Blue end-cab switcher moves coal hoppers across river

ALEXANDER, W.Va. — West Virginia’s coal history is a cyclical tale of boom-and-bust periods driven by the world’s appetite for the state’s most abundant fossil fuel. Agility and resiliency have carried coal and its closely linked partner, railroading, through periods of prosperity and dispersity. Today in one of the state’s most rural dwellings is a […]

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Western Maryland Scenic Railroad honors Jack Showalter

By Oren B. Helbok | May 10, 2022
Nose of black steam locomotive and train coming around a bend

CUMBERLAND, Md. – On Friday, May 6, before the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s first 2022 public excursion behind Baldwin 2-6-6-2 No. 1309, the railroad celebrated the life of steam railroading luminary, Jack Showalter. Inside the former Western Maryland Railway’s Cumberland station, officials and guests saluted the people behind No. 1309’s recent restoration, and shared memories […]

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