As the first rain in several weeks is showering the West Virginia Mountains as a severe drought has plagued the region recently, we see A&O local Z830 bringing two loads of lumber from JF Allen ba... (more)

A&O’s QD job departs Buckhannon and heads east to Grafton lite power, passing the B&O intermediate signals on the northeast side of town. The signal is lit up, but the harsh evening sun makes it... (more)

A&O At Night. The Appalachian and Ohio Railroad operates 158 miles of rail lines between Grafton and Cowen, West Virginia that were once the Cowen and Pickens Subdivisions of the Baltimore ... (more)

The A&O Grafton turn departs the trans load in Buckhannon.

Appalachian and Ohio locomotives sitting in the yard in Buckhannon, WV.

A pair of A&O GP38-2s (3806/05) poses at Buckhannon on a sweltering September morning. As a gentleman at their little diesel shop told me, "it's too hot to run trains, we'll have some activit... (more)

Appalachian and Ohio GP38-2 #3805 and GATX GP38-2 #2670 are seen at the A&O shops in Buckhannon, WV.

A string of GATX leased units sits on the A&O Yard on a quiet Saturday morning.

Leased GP38-2 with a slug set from sister railroad Paducah & Louisville at Buckhannon.

A quick stop to check what was sitting at the Appalachian & Ohio's Buckhannon yard office netted this view. From left, HLCX SD40M-3 6521, GMTX GP38-2 2665 and GMTX GP38-3 2631 sit in the afternoon... (more)

In the late 50's Athearn put out an all metal silk screened model kit of these B&O cars. I had one of these kits and messed up assembling it and tossed it out.

This SD50 in poor but repairable shape is but a remnant of WATCO's control of the A&O. The unit has a brand new prime mover but many other components must be repaired or replaced before it will mo... (more)

Two sets of Mother and Road Mate power idle through the night in front of the yard office.