Vacation 2006 Day One
This was the first day of my vacation. Well, actually I did drive to West Virginia yesterday, but that was a six hour non-stop drive with no trackside time. Because Watco pulled out of the Appalachian & Ohio since my last visit in March I decided to start in Buckhannon. The new opperator, Paducah & Louisville, had a slug set on the property.
- 0721 EDT Buckhannon, WV - A&O power - AO 2102-AO 2105
- 0817 EDT Burnsville, WV - A&O power - CEFX 130-CEFX 125
With that goal accomplished I continued to Gassaway.
- 0853 EDT Gassaway, WV - Elk River Railroad power - ELKR 1-ELKR 3-ELKR 2-ELKR 5
- 0906 EDT Gassaway, WV - Elk River Railroad power - ELKR 4
My primary goal in Gassaway was to get a decent photo of Elk River 5 that was hidden in March. Having met that goal as well I was off to Thurmond. First I was shocked to find a work train running the line.
- 1040 EDT Thurmond, WV - R.J. Corman northbound - RJCX 1804
- 1050 EDT Thurmond, WV - R.J. Corman northbound - RJCX 1804
Next I was surprised by word of a coal train coming shortly. I was unaware that R.J. Corman was hauling coal on this line. In fact this was just the fourth such train.
- 1140 EDT Thurmond, WV - R.J. Corman Z259-112 west - CSXT 245-CSXT 7585
- 1156 EDT Thurmond, WV - CSX eastbound - CSXT 665-CSXT 414
- 1219 EDT Thurmond, WV - R.J. Corman Z259-112 east - CSXT 7585-CSXT 245
- 1339 EDT Thurmond, WV - CSX westbound - CSXT 8637-CSXT 8645-CSXT 4609
I should mention that the old Chesapeake & Ohio depot is beautifully restored by the National Park Service. Inside are some nice exhibits. I encourage people to visit.
Well, it was starting to rain and I had accomplished my goals for Thurmond. My vacation was supposed to start in Kentucky so I set out for the Courtyard hotel in Lexington where I had reserved a room using my Marriott rewards points. Two years living in a hotel does have some benefits.
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