This page carries photos from Grafton, Elkins, and other parts of, West
Virginia. Grafton is the home town of Tom Boylan, one of our regular photo
contributors, and he and several other railfans frequently visit the state. We
appreciate their sharing their pictures with us for this page.
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The Tygart Valley Flyer has just returned from the dinner trip and is unloading passengers at Elkins Depot 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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The Office Rhe cab interior and controls of the WM 6 Shay steam locomotive at Elkins, WV, 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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A crew member wipes #6's bell down with a piece of waste material before the engine's next run at Elkins, WV, 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Can you smell it?! The Barb-Q chicken being fixed at the Elkins station for WM 6 arrival and the station's 100th anniversary 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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WM Shay 6 meets the "Monster Bush" in the curve at Junior, WV, headed for Belington 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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After reversing a fan trip, WM 6 ran around the train and is pushing back into Elkins station with reflected in the river 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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West Virginia Central's Western Maryland 67 and 82 (FP7AR/BL2) running light to Elkins following the Shay steam excursion 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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The WM 6 excursion is running backwards from Belington to Elkins at the Rt. 151 bridge at Norton, WV 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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WM 6 is coming off the mountain run at Isner, WV, 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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This was 1 of 2 hi-rail motor cars leading the steam excursion from Cass, WV, down the mountain to Elkins 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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The motor car crossing the Bemis Rd. crossing leading the steam excursion into Elkins 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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A nice stream of coal smoke dridts over the domes of WM 6 at Elkins Station 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Cass Scenic's caboose 50 is on the point as WM 6 pushes the steam special uphill at Poe Rd., Elkins, WV 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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On its first night in Elkins, WM 6 Shay takes on a load of coal 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Shot through the windshield as WM 6 Shay crossed the first road in Elkins en route to Elkins Station 3 blocks away 7/12/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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WM 6 Shay from Cass to Elkins 7/12/08 is the first time steam wheels have rolled on this WM bridge at Elkins in years (Tom Boylan) |
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The restored ex-B&O passenger station in Grafton, WV, at dusk 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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WM 6 Shay is backing down the steam special down the hill at Poe Rd., Elkins, 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Cass Scenic 6 (3-truck Heisler) in steam at Elkins, WV, celebrating the 100th year of the WM Elkins Station 7/11/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Cass Scenic 6 (3-truck Heisler) makes its first steam visit at the WM Elkins Station 7/11/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Cass Scenic's Western Maryland 6 (3-truck Heisler) steamed up to Elkins, WV, for the 100th anniversary of the station 7/11/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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WM 6 is taking on coal in front of the Elkins WM Station 7/10/08 for the next day's steam trips (Tom Boylan) |
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WM 6 crossing the original WM bridge over the Tygart river at Elkins. WV, 7/11/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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WM 82 and 6 (BL2/3-truck Heisler) in a night shot at the restored Elkins, WV, Station on its 100th anniversary 7/11/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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A&O coal train using CSX power arrives at D Tower in Grafton, WV, 7/10/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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BDLX 302 (exx-WM, ex-LIRR FA4) sits at Buchannon, WV, for A&O to take to the West Virginia Central to rebuild for operation 7/10/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Wolf Run Sentinel Mine Operations, between Grafton and Phillippi, WV, had their engine out on 7/10/08 for repair and lubrication (Tom Boylan) |
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GMTX 2638 and 2670 (2 GP38-2) lead the A&O local back in Buchannon, uts home terminal, a 3rd unit is trailing 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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The A&O local has arrived in Buchannon shops and is passing HLCX 6521 (SD40M-3) and the BDLX 302 (F4A) 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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CSX 2 sits under Bridge St. at Grafton Yard waiting on a signal to get the empty hoppers (bottom) as rear unit in a push-pull 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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CSX N711 is passing the old Hazel Atlas glass plant, being demolished, on the Fairmont sub at Grafton, WV 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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CSX Q316 has departed Grafton and is approaching Rt. 50 overpass at Thornton, WV 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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CSX Q316 has passed under Rt. 50 at Thornton, WV, and will round the curve into Ironton 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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CSX Q316 is approaching Ironton Rd. crossing; next stop is Independance to pickup helpers for the mountain 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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CSX Q316's midtrain helpers on Newburg grade after picking them up at Independance for the climb over the mountain to Cumberland 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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A CSX track inspector gives Q316's midtrain helpers a roll-by as the train climbs the mountain toward Cumberland, MD 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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CSX 4819 and 4709 (2 SD70MAC) pull Y101 out of Grafton over Tygart Rivertaking a cut of empties to Berkley Run Jct. 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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CSX Grafton yard crew has brought Y101 empty hopper train to the Berkley Run Jct. and will cut the engines off and go back 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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The Berkley Run Jct. signals as CSX Y101 cut off the empties and prepares to go back into Grafton 7/13/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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WVC 67 and 82 (FP7A/BL2) are doing a runby at Spruce, WV, 5/17/08 forthe Cass Railfan Weekend (Michael Rujak) |
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A cloud of smoke and steam on a triple unit Cass runby before the trains head up the mountain to Whittaker and Spruce 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Cass 5 and 4 (2 3-truck Shays) are on the Cass Railfan Weekend photo runby at Spruce, WV, 5/17/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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Cass, WV, is the only place that you can see 5 steam engines under steam all at once; 4 are here and 1 is behind the photographer 5/16/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Western Maryland 6 (Heisler) is the 5 th engine under steam at Cass; it will run to Elkins in July for the depot dedication 5/16/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Cass 5 (Shay) is taking on water at Cass before leaving to get the train for the day's trip to Spruce 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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A front closeup of #5. a 3-truck Lima Shay, at the Cass Scenic Railroad in Cass, WV, 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Cass Scenic trainmen lubriate #5, a 3-truck Lima Shay, during the night photo shoot at Cass, WV 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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A pair of Cass Shay steamers with a passenger train are doing a photo runby at Gum Creek, WV 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Nightime at Cass brings night photography of the Shays and the general store 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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The night photo shoot at the Cass Railfan Weekend found 3 Shays lined up at the Cass Station and General Store 5/17/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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WVC 67 (FP7A) in Western Maryland paint is arriving at the restored Elkins, WV, Station 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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This was the passenger train running along Shavers Fork, WV, as part of the Cass steam weekend 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Two cabooses were at the end of the passenger train passing over Gum Creek on a runby 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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This is the log train that followed the Cass passenger train up hill to do photo runbys also, stopped for lunch at Whittaker 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Steam meets diesel at Spruce, the first time in 50 years that a diesel has been there on the old WM tracks to meet steam 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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WVC mixed freight is coming up the mountain to Spruce to meet up with the Cass Shay steamers as it was in the old days 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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West Virginia Central 62 and 67 (BL2/FP7) lead a mixed freight at the old WM high bridge headed for Spruce, WV, to meet the Cass Shays 5/16/08 (Tom B |
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HLCX 6521 and 6086 (2 SD40M03) are sitting at Hopewell, WV, and are used in coal service at a reopened mine there 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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This 45 tonner, #20 built 1941, was the Cass shop switcher; it's now dead with a blown engine. A replacement is coming soon. 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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This old crane is one of the pieces of logging equipment restored and on display at the Whittaker, WV, Station 5/18/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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GATX 2670 (GP38-2's) and a sister at Grafton, WV, are leased for use on the A&O 5/17/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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This ex-Amtrak, exx-B&O E8, now WVC 92, is sitting at Belington, WV, awaiting restoration for display 5/18/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Sitting in the dead row at Cass, WV, is this ex-B&O 9010 Alco S4 built in1955 5/17/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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CSX 6485 and 2204 (GP40-2/Road Slug) on the Parkersburg local on the trestle are pulled down behind a stopped coal train 5/15/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Original B&O caboose 903781 still resides in storage by the floodwall of the Ohio River in Parkersburg, WV 5/15/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Two ex-C&O cabooses are stored down by the Ohio River floodwall in Parkerswburg, WV 5/15/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Amtrak leaves Grafton, WV. The passenger sheds have been removed. A "circus scheme" WM Geep is in the consist at the left. Mid-1980's (Tom Boylan) |
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In the 1980s the Chessie Safety Switcher, 5065, was in Grafton, WV; it normally was used as the Cumberland shop switcher (Tom Boylan) |
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AM Tower in Altamont, WV, in the good old days with B&O steam, 1960's (Tom Boylan) |
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Appalachian & Ohio 2113 (GP40-3) stands at Grafton, WV, below the former hotel and next to CSX main line 8/18/07 (Douglas Luke) |
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N&W 611 (J class 4-8-4) on a 5/89 excursion trip has arrived in Kenova, WV, and is backing into the small yard (Steve LaConte) |
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The morning excursion train is coming back off the mountain and crossing the Rt. 33 overpass at Elkins 9/15/07 (Tom Boylan) |
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In the 1970's B&O F7 4591 and a GP35 rest in the old storage mail track at Grafton, WV, beside the station and hotel. (Tom Boylan) |
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A string of B&O F units are being serviced at the Grafton, WV, engine terminal in the 1970's. (Tom Boylan) |
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A gathering of kittens. These units stand in the engine service tracks at Grafton, WV, in the early '80's, waiting for their trains (Tom Boylan) |
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West Virginia Central WN 82 (BL2) arrives at Elkins, WV, Depot on a night photo special marking repopening of the Elkins Depot 9/15/07 (Tom Boylan) |
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WM 67, 475, and 82 (F9AR/F9B/BL2) and the West Virginia Central's photo excursion train loads at theElkins, WV, Station 9/15/07 (Tom Boylan) |
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The Tygart Valley Flyer is about to stop at Faulkner, WV, to let off some passengers on the way back to Elkins 9/15/07 (Tom Boylan) |
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The local is departing Grafton, WV, in the '80's, crossing the Tygart River bridge, and heading for Clarksburg (Tom Boylan) |
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Grafton, WV, B&O Station and Hotel in 1975. These have been saved by historical groups and are being renovated. Grafton is Tom Boylan's home town. |
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Western Maryland Scenic 199 (RS-3) is on the Frostburg, MD, turntable at the end of the line in 1999. The loco has since been sold. (Tom Boylan) |
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WM 303 (FA2) sits idle for display at the West Virginia Central shops at Belington, WV 9/15/07 (Tom Boylan) |
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West Virginia Central's WM 67 (F7AR) leading though a S-curve on the photo tour to Tygart Jct., WV, 9/15/07 (Tom Boylan) |
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West Virginia Central WM 82 (BL2) leads the Tygart Valley Flyer at the Elkins Station after the return trip arrival 9/15/07 (Tom Boylan) |
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Western Maryland Scenic 199 (RS-3) and an Alco FA unit sit on the turntable in Frostburg, MD, in 1999. Both engines now are gone. (Tom Boylan) |
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West Virginia Central rolled out its "big guns": WM 82, 475, and 67 (BL2/F9B/F9AR) -- for the Elkins Station photo special trips 9/15/07 (Tom Boylan) |
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M&K Junction in West Virginia, here in 2004, used to be the base for B&O/CSX helpers out of Grafton, WV. (Tom Boylan) |
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After sitting in the CSX coal yard at Teter, WV, for years, this Baldwin VO1000 has been brought to the WVC at Belington 9/15/07 (Tom Boylan) |
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West Virginia Central put this ex-WM bridge back in service and, relaid the track CSX tore out, to again access Elkins Sta. 9/15/07 (Tom Boylan) |
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