The New River Train In Color Equipment Item # 1571

Item # 1571

By Greg Stout

more than 250 vintage views tell the story of UP's revamp of its motive power

The end of B&O steam operations and the classic diesel era right up to Chessie System are all illustrated by the best work of master photographer Robert F

Wabash/N&W

The New River Train In Color Equipment Item # 1571Bob Withers The "New River Train" is an annual excursion operated every October by the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society in cooperation with CSX Transportation and Amtrak between Huntington and Hinton, W. Va., including the remote and scenic New River Gorge. The excursion operated every year except nine since 1966 celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2016. Item # 1593 October 1, 2016 RELEASE