There’s a magical moment that happens when you round the bend on a mountain road in Tucker County and first lay eyes on Thomas, West Virginia – your blood pressure drops about ten points and your grip ...

A coal train passes through Thurmond, West Virginia, on Sunday, July 2, 2006. (AP Photo/Jon C. Hancock) Over the past two decades, coal use in the United States has fallen. Utilities have switched ...

The locomotive was designed to handle the mountains in Virginia and West ... trains took the 614 to places like Washington D.C., Richmond, and included stops in Hinton, Prince, Thurmond, and ...

There has been a train stop at Sanderson since the 1880s ... with 399 passengers. Fourth is Thurmond, West Virginia, which is only a stop away from Montogmery, serving only 466 passengers last ...

The eastbound train splits in San Antonio ... from Montgomery and the third loneliest station with 399 riders. Thurmond, West Virginia, one stop eastbound from Montgomery, comes fourth with ...

A confession: When I think of West Virginia ... which still services Amtrak trains, has been restored and is now a visitors center. Note: The road into (and out of) Thurmond is narrow and curvy ...

Rafters navigate the Lower Gauley River in West Virginia. The white-water section ... or by riding restored trains, the Potomac Eagle and the New Tygart Flyer. Parks: New River Gorge National ...

in partnership with the Southern Rail Commission. This service is expected to begin ... Helper (Utah); Wishram (Washington) and Thurmond (West Virginia). Additionally, 56 accessible ramps were ...

The bar is set undeniably high for any visit to West Virginia. For almost 50 years ... It also draws history lovers who visit the ghost town of Thurmond and the preserved farmsteads that offer ...

West Virginia is a haven for scenic train rides — and one travel writer sampled the steam trains on offer to find the best trips. Mark Orwoll, a former international editor of Travel + Leisure ...

CASS, W.Va. – West Virginia’s newest scenic train ride, the Greenbrier Express, operates 15-miles between the small rural towns of Cass and Durbin. Officials from the State of West Virginia ...