Adams visited Thurmond, a legendary train town, that once had 500 people ... he traveled to the restored lumber town of Cass, West Virginia, for a trip up Cheat Mountain. Bill Deputy was along ...

It was based on a violent 1920 miner-management conflict elsewhere in West Virginia. Thurmond’s aging tracks are rusted on the sides but clean on the tops. CSX trains and those from the RJ ...

Nestled in the rugged beauty of the New River Gorge, Thurmond, West Virginia, stands as a poignant ... with the expanded rail yard meeting the growing demands of the railroad.

It was the 7th annual Thurmond Train Day. Two new attractions were added to this year's rail celebration, including obstacle courses for kids coordinated by Active Southern West Virginia ...

“We do Train Day at Thurmond because Thurmond was the epicenter ... stations but how important railroads and coal are to West Virginia and to keep that history alive. They say the people here ...

A CSX Hazmat team and workers with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection are accessing the damage in the area. The train was traveling from Clifton Forge, Va. to Peach Creek ...

Welcome to Thurmond, West Virginia. Once a booming railroad town with a population of 700, today it is home to a total of five–yes, five–people. The town had its hey day in the roaring ...