Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Railroad industry

Book Excerpt: ‘Lost at Thaxton’

Author Michael Jones’ great great grandfather was in charge of the Thaxton, VA rail station where a terrible 1889 wreck happened.

The revived Clinchfield #1 led excursion trains that visited 7 state capitals. Here’s the journey of the real-life little engine that could.

Talcott, WV rallies to save and re-purpose a local dry goods store into the John Henry Museum, to tell the 1871 story of his legendary battle.

Roanoke is one of America’s great rail centers and prides itself on that history; African Americans have a long history with its railroad.

Western Maryland Railway Business Car 204, built by Pullman in 1918, will return home to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, Cumberland.

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