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Side-by-side runby in Hurricane

Viewed from a camera set between the two mainline tracks, Nickel Plate Road #765 & Pere Marquette #1225 charge through in Hurricane, WV during the 1991 NRHS Convention on August 9, 1991.
 

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Doubleheader runby in Thurmond

Drivers slipping, NKP #765 & PM #1225 team up in Thurmond, WV in the New River Gorge during the 1991 NRHS Convention on August 10, 1991.
 

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Stretcher Neck Tunnel

Rolling west through the tunnel near Prince, WV during the 2001 New River Train excursions.
 

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New River Fall Foliage

The view from the last car of our train as we head west near Fayette Station, WV in October 2001.
 

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Hawks Nest Bridge

Crossing the New River on the famous bridge seen in many of the well-known photos of the Hawks Nest panorama.
 

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Amtrak's Cardinal in Hinton

The consist bound for Washington, DC passes our train and slows for the Hinton station platform.
 

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Cardinal

Amtrak's eastbound Cardinal moves past our train in Hinton as passengers look on.
 

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Music on the Rails

On one of the New River trips, passengers enjoy entertainment from 'West Virginia's Willie Nelson' as the train plunges into Stretcher Neck Tunnel.
 

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Stretcher Neck Tunnel

The lack of a Transition car made for a unique view from the back of the last Superliner car on the train as we head east through Stretcher Neck Tunnel in Prince, WV.
 

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Hawks Nest Bridge

Crossing the New River on the postcard-famous bridge.
 

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Charleston Skyline

Rolling east past downtown Charleston, West Virginia.
 

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Kanawha City

Making good time eastbound through Kanawha City.
 


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