Loaded Coal Train Crosses Giant Bridge With Me On It! Thurmond West Virginia Trains, RJ Corman & CSX

[@danslejardindecytrus]

Merci beaucoup pour cette très belle vidéo ! ✨✨✨✨👍Thank you very much! 🙏

[@edmundoramsesgalvanflores5898]

The sheeps and goats...2 ducks in the lake...the field is lovely,so good!!!! 🇱🇷😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@johnpyle6860]

The natural beauty of this place is amazing. The beach eventually gets boring, but these hills are forever changing. People should WANT to move here.

[@tonyhoneyman3693]

And have 👍

[@the_minimalistic_adventure]

But don’t invite it lol. The mountains are developing too many cabins and vacation homes as it is. It will take away from the beauty.

[@johnpyle6860]

@@the_minimalistic_adventure That's a good point.😆

[@marenjeworowski9859]

Ssh! Don't give people ideas. They're fine where they are 😀

[@davidcaskey4669]

Try to keep it a secret too many coming now they always want to change things

[@BabyBoomer71]

😂I am so excited about this video. Historical famous place in mountain country!

[@JawTooth]

More to come! I will be going back soon

[@rodsmith3911]

Nice to see a coal train. In the UK coal is almost finished and what coal trains there are mostly bring imported coal from Immingham Docks. A big coal haul here is about 24 cars at around 100 tons each, mainly because the sections between signals are much shorter here to increase line capacity for passenger services which are far more in number than freight trains. That makes the 110 cars in that train a real joy to see. I would love to get a drive of one like that! Our biggest coal trains in steam days were usually around 60 or 70 wagons at 16 to 21 tons each (2 axles) but then we had no continuous brakes so stopping them was a real art with loose 3 link couplings and sprung drawbar the guard could sometimes have a rough ride in his van (caboose) at the end of the train, especially if the driver (engineer) was a bit careless when setting off or slowing down. The loose couplings would make around a foot of difference in length between cars being pulled and being buffered up so the train length would change by some 70 feet! You had to set off real gently until the train was all on the move. It was a different game to todays brake fitted trains! Thanks for yet another excellent video with real insight into West Virginia coal hauls. At 75 I'm no longer likely to get over to see them in the flesh so it's great to be able to see your videos. I've often looked at Thurmond and thought it a beautiful place and sad to see it as a ghost town but the fall scenes on the video are a joy to behold. No wonder so many folk were there to see it. Good to see the animals too as they make your videos so entertaining!

[@dexterdog62]

Love your informative comment! Cheers from Canada!

[@thomashninan3825]

You Brits are crazy

[@stevenbrucci]

Rod Smith - Hi, I wonder whether the coal being imported there--through Immingham--is of a kind that's unavailable in England.

[@rodsmith3911]

@@stevenbrucci No, it's becoming hard to get coal here as there are almost no mines left open since the global warming problem sent fossil fuels into decline. It is now almost impossible to buy coal suitable for the heritage steam railways as we have only one pit supplying steam coal from South Wales and that is scheduled for closure in a year's time. The cost will also cripple those lines unless we can find an alternative fuel. They are currently trying out a substitute "coal" made from oilseed rape and other vegetable matter but although it's quite good it's yellow! It doesn't smell like coal when it burns either, but it's a start to keep the steam lines going. The coal imported via Immingham is for steel production. The North York Moors Railway is using Colombian coal so I'm told, as they can no longer get Russian coal! Sad days when the UK has tons of unused coal left underground, but government policy has been focused by the green lobby into stopping coal power stations and building wind farms to the extent that coal has become a dirty word here. Yet we can haul the stuff halfway round the globe to keep the steelworks open. How much extra CO2 does that add to the world's air I can only wonder, but I think it must be more than if we used our own supplies.

[@isleofthanet]

Still got the little kitty i see, good on you!

[@338lapuaLRS]

I counted 111 coal cars. Great shot an great location very cool

[@musclecarmitch908]

Awesome video Jawtooth! Awesome location! I'm definitely going to have to go there someday! Thanks for sharing!

[@robwar2288]

I’d love to see that in the Snow!!!!!!! It would be a Life like Train set!!

[@TM-tw1py]

This is making me feel like a kid again - watching huge trains go by in the mountains! Very exciting - especially when you are like 6 years old! :)

[@JawTooth]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wes5150.]

'Been There, Done That'! The first few times it's creepy but got used to it and lasted 37 years to retire.

[@blazertooth7763]

The train is cool, but that ghost logo spray painted by someone on almost every single rail car? Iconic!

[@craigstergriffin2097]

What is the story on that ghost logo, tagging person. I often see same on rail cars coming through Point OF Rocks, MD. 👻

[@djhotfatbabyboy]

@@craigstergriffin2097 they call him tubby! fellas all the way from australia if youd believe it

[@nateleonard5270]

That was cool seeing that coal train crossing that bridge

[@fefnireindraer144]

All that untouched wilderness. I'd love to build a small home there, nessled among the trees. How the engines rev up @9:00 yeah :D

[@chief_terrier3631]

Beautiful CLEAN coal!

[@jdmacduff1444]

Good morning JT - Thurmond WV is one of the best locations you’ve highlighted in your numerous videos; just outstanding, thank you again.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@pisnotmynamesisnotmygame3757]

@@JawTooth Next time you are there in WV, stop by Concho, near the ACE Adventure Resort, in Oak Hill. There is an over look that gives you a view of Thurmond, the bridge, the station and the curve of the river.

[@ped832]

I like railroad videos from various locals. I grew up in a small town in Montana where the Milwaukee was the electrics origin on its way west. Don't advise your kids to jump on railcars as they enter the yard. Leave that to us old folks who survived. Don't let them shoot firearms unsupervised. No fire crackers. No yada, yada, yada. Kids that can grow up in a railroad town have a sense of life that cannot be duplicated. I will bet that penny I just put on the rail.

[@craignevels3530]

Great video. I love train watching. My uncle was a conductor starting in 1950 with Southern Railway then through all the transitions and retired from CSX. He got his son on with CSX but I never could get him to get me on. I had a friend who was an engineer for CSX. He took me on two trips from Cincinnati to Corbin Kentucky. It's fantastic riding up in the cab. Made me want to work for the railroad ever more. But over the years I choose a different line of work and never pursued the railroad.

[@johnh6791]

One of your top best's. Living the dream.

[@masseyhemenway4298]

My cousins live up the road in Anstead and I grew up in Newport News where that coal was most likely headed. My Dad is retired from the coal industry. It kept a roof over my head and put me through school. Great video.

[@ArtyI]

I love seeing that style of locomotive running long end forward! Nice catch

[@JawTooth]

Thank you very much!

[@alfheib]

Have to admit that this that's a cool bridge.. one size car the other side of the train.. one of the steel mills had I set up like that in pittsburgh.. I think it was janelle.. and it was the hot metal bridge.. one side was trained the other side was vehicles.. now they just took the railroad tracks off it and it's Republic bridge now..

[@tammaletta2069]

What an incredible video! I absolutely have to visit Thurmond. Thank you so much for sharing this video. Chessie , Dupps (?) , kitty and the sheep are so cute. A big thumbs up😊

[@JawTooth]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CloroxOfficial]

Awesome seeing coal train especially because there are fewer and fewer

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@MarvUSA]

That was one heck of a coal train, must be a very big coal mine for sure.

[@frankmetz867]

That coaling tower shows how well they built structures a hundred years ago

[@gieb6428]

That is the way railroads built everything. (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR, B&B Dept, Tinner, 1974-1984)

[@brittnaesimmons5170]

Coaling

[@MrSdmckenna]

Legendary location. Thurmond Amtrak Station! Have rafted the New River, which is under that bridge. Boy Scout Summit Bechtel Camp is near there. I heard before it opened adult leaders painted the station. There is a cool Trains Magazine article, maybe two pages long, the author comes up to the platform to catch Amtrak. Sitting on the platform leaning against the station wall is a guy also waiting. He strikes up a conversation. The guy is a whitewater guide on the Gauley River a bit up from Thurmond. "Had a good year, didn't lose anyone". In the river.

[@Nano-pj4lh]

The site of Thurmond is splendid and offers beautiful images. I'm impressed by the coal train crossing the bridge with its 110 cars loaded to the brim! That must represent a huge total weight!

[@robertplunkett4737]

Magnificent. Beautiful scenery and great video. Coal train one of the Heart Beats of America. Love the animals wonderful rural area. If doggie and kitty are able to get along, same, people should get along. Enjoyed doggie and kitty in the bag hiding or having fun with doggie. Ggreat. Thank you rmp

[@JawTooth]

Thank you very much!

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

This was neat, I always love bridges! 👍✔

[@JawTooth]

Me too! Thanks for watching Dave!

[@kimberlyatwood5154]

Long train 🚂 love watching your videos- makes it look like I’m standing there watching it live.

[@JawTooth]

Many thanks!

[@brianhickey5949]

Amazing train! Two engines pulling all that weight - that's impressive. I could hang out on that bridge for every train for days - so cool!

[@timspreadborough9807]

This was one of the most enjoyable videos I have ever seen and I want to thank you for posting it l. The country is beautiful, I love West Virginia. The CSX coal train is very interesting and I am glad we still need and use coal in our country. I also enjoyed the pups and the beautiful black 🐈‍⬛ in the bag!!! By the way, you don't really sound like a duck m. Thanks so very much for my enjoyment of this one...

[@r.g.o.6313]

Cool bridge to magnet fishing from. Regards from Sweden.

[@jameschristiansson3137]

Ja !

[@freddypflugbeil6]

Best time of year to be at railroad tracks. Thanks for your time. JAW Tooth

[@RCAvhstape]

The deep bass sound of that locomotive's engine at idle is on my list of coolest sounds ever.

[@jamestonybrown1712]

You can feel the power...even at idle.

[@jamestonybrown1712]

You can feel the power...even at idle.

[@charleswright9024]

That creek looks good for fishing 🎣

[@paulbergen9114]

Narrow roads. Sharp curved. Drop offs into gorge. Sure makes it hard to film at the same time so Safety First even being a pedestrian can be tough. Excellent catch of the coal train it eased off the branch past the dwarf signal and out to the mighty main line. Just imagine this location circa 1940 with smaller shuttles coming off the branch which maybe came off another branch as coal car after coal car we're gathered in the yards From the time you started filming it's amazing how fast the sun disappears in the valleys where some areas may be lit for mere minutes per day and you know the perpetual smell of coal smoke was there as it was your heating and cooking fuel. Indeed the long drags of black diamonds is decreasing but until the last one runs savor the moment. Thanks JT

[@Nethanel773]

Thanks for putting this up.

[@JawTooth]

Our pleasure!

[@alvaromolina919]

Pura vida de Costa Rica Gran train go

[@happyjack880]

Beautiful part of the country and great video!

[@markduncan6690]

Looking Real Good “Mr.Tooth” West Virginia looks like a good home “For those Good Ole Boys”!

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching !

[@jimihendrix1575]

Just imagine watching steam trains coming outta that holler and crossing that bridge!

[@sanddabz5635]

That would've been really cool!

[@1940limited]

I don't think steam has been to Thurmond in a long time.

[@icosthop9998]

He said in the fifties

[@leehillier7912]

Look for the videos of Pere Marquette 1225 and NKP 765 doubleheading through Thurmond in 1991. I was part of the 1225 crew. It was spectacular.

[@jeffkerr7418]

What's a holler? Tunnel?🤔

[@centexan]

There used to be a number of these combined train and auto bridges. Can't remember the last time I saw one.

[@douglasalan5783]

This is one of your coolest videos ever, JT. Thurmond is such an iconic location. And to think you caught a coal train coming over the bridge from Corman. Good thing those coal trains were moving slowly. No coal dust!

[@Kaiser7068]

Wow… West Virginia is such a beautiful place

[@davidbarnett9312]

Now that's a money train. If memory serves from my days as an SP brakeman, that flashing yellow over red means 40 mph and be prepared to stop at the next signal. Course that was over a half century ago so who knows what it means now. Folks in the bucolic area around Thurmond are fortunate because developers have not moved in and turned it into a tourist attraction complete with hundreds nee thousands of vehicles bringing in thousands of sightseers.

[@martyhardman3892]

What a great video. Back at the old town

[@JawTooth]

Thanks!

[@jeffpeterson9627]

Loved the scenery in Thurmond. Trains and great scenery are an unbeatable combination. Nice video.

[@brakeman215]

Great 👍 videos from Thurman today JT very neat place love the coal trains glad we are starting to get more rail fans to our hobby l hope that the new generation takes an interest in railroad modeling as well I don’t see many younger people at the train shows that I go to hopefully that will all change ! You did a marvelous job again today JT I will be going back to your playlist to see your other great videos ! Thanks JT for your service for us rail fans until then blessings and Tracks Ahead ! 🙋🏻👨‍✈️👍👍👍🌞🤠🤩😎😋🙋🏻👍

[@trainchasersatwork]

Well you about out done yourself this time. I would place this video in the top ten you’ve ever produced. It was fabulous, to say the least. I fully enjoyed watching and may come back later to watch it again. Thanks for sharing your work. Happy railfanning my friend. Awesome plum awesome!!! Beautiful!!!

[@JawTooth]

Wow, thank you!

[@iknklst]

Been rafting and kayaking on the New under that bridge more than once, been to Thurmond dozens of times.

[@divox9pqr]

So cool…I’ve been at that junction of the CSX interchange and Amtrak’s Cardinal many times. I always would imagine what it would be like to see a freight train at that junction as the Cardinal makes its quick stop. This memorable episode makes me want to ride the rails even more than usual. Thanks a heap Jaw Tooth.

[@petetibbs6103]

Great autumn colors.

[@JawTooth]

They are!

[@shawnpowell5876]

What an awesome catch of the CSX Coal Train in Thurmond! 2 CSX locomotives pulling 110 cars w no DPU was amazing! That had to be cool standing on that bridge to feel it shake when it stopped! Thanks again JT for another great video that never disappoints! Cheers from Delmar, Delaware!

[@Indo49]

I do agree so much. Jaw Tooth videos are really worthwhile.

[@shawnpowell5876]

@@Indo49 you won't find any better videos in my book! Always on top of the action!

[@richardbrobeck2384]

for sure !

[@steveo6034]

I kept waiting for the DPU! That was long with a lot of weight for only 2 locomotives!!🇺🇲

[@icosthop9998]

Thank you for the count 👌

[@markwalker1144]

Great train, and your favorite 🥳🥳 thank you, Brian.

[@fredsmith2299]

Glad to see coal is still used ...

[@blazertooth7763]

I love how someone spray painted EVERY single car with a ghost 😂that’s true dedication right there!🎉

[@stevelaminack1516]

4583 looks brand new. It's cool to see all that old railroad infrastructure in Ohio and W VA which you don't see in many other states, PA too.

[@chrisryan5339]

Great job thanks. Chris from England

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@Hyrev1]

Thurmond is an amazing place! Lots of beautiful scenery, oh yeah, and there's trains too! Great video JT!👍👍💪

[@tarheelpatch3386]

Railfanned this place as well as several places up there in the 70s and 80s .It has changed so much

[@telemachus53]

So different from the UK freight. Sounds different, rides completely differently and goes along tracks that UK freight drivers would be terrified of. I love the steps in between coaches and the wheezes and squeak and rumbles as they go by. The background scenery is amazing! This vid is one of your best.

[@bernadettec6386]

Love the sound of the wheels on the track.

[@billkitchin4123]

Doing tree work in west Va.many moons ago, would often have to wait for coal trains going to and from jobs. Very cool indeed.👍🫵

[@dubvtrainman1869]

My favorite place to railfan. Since it has became a national park things have really taken off there.

[@iankirvan1986]

Wow !! , really enjoyed your previous videos from here ,but, this has everything...fall colours, bridge shots and a long train coming off of that branch...excellent 🙂👏

[@VikramCSX]

Nice awesome SD70 leading backwards

[@jefftoll604]

Another great video. What a great location to watch trains. I love that bridge.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelmerck7576]

You and your crew always make awesome videos.your eye for the best angles are very appreciated

[@JawTooth]

Thank you so much 😀

[@BeeLineEast]

Well Brian you answered my question about the bridge shaking. Cool video.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@OzOutbackchannel]

Cool mate thanks for sharing!

[@nancyhodges444]

I have to admit, how many bridges allow u to film trains while your on the same bridge, that’s cool. Lovely view of the new river and surrounding fall mountains. I grew up with nothing but coal trains, so there my favorite unit trails too. Nice little surprise at the end, Norfie in a bag, so cute. Thanks for sharing JT.👍🏼

[@dougblalock5175]

👍👍👍👍👍 outstanding! Great location, bridge shot was terrific. Thanks again Jawtooth, think I’ll watch it again.

[@miguelarroyo6239]

@Jaw Tooth It has been a little while since I've seen your videos, but this one was a gem amongst gems. I recently watched an awesome "ghost town" video about the history of Thurmond and it fascinated me so much that I am hoping to put it on my next road trip. Thank you for being my first look into Thurmond. Your videos are always great to watch. Excellent applause track in the beginning as well. Be well and stay blessed.

[@sireldemar6004]

Did you watch the video by Part-Time Explorer? If not, go and check it out as it‘s worth the watch!

[@bobandbarbkozminski1578]

Those coal hopper cars were really filled to the top!

[@sarge4455]

Great video brother West Virginia looking beautiful 🤩

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@carrollcameron7472]

Excellent video of working trains JT. The backbone of railroading.

[@ekimp252]

That SD-70 😍

[@tedkulinna9093]

Was in Thurmond (well not really) . Actually I went thru it on Amtrak from DC to Huntington WVA and return. Then two more times on the "Autumn Sights" train Huntington to Hinton WVA..Was lucky enough to ride in N P 313 dome thru the New River gorge!! Thurmond is certainly a "one of a kind" place. that every railfan should put on their "bucket list"!!!!

[@arthenry498]

I think I counted 110 hoppers. I "think" cause I was not too careful. Pretty good size train though. Bet that felt good on the bridge!! Thurmund is neat! Great video JT. Thanks for another wonderful train piece of history. YOU just may be the archives of railroading. You had a lot of company on this shoot.

[@2railnation]

It's easier if you put the playback speed on 2x. 👍

[@keithewing9944]

That was a great train. This place is beautiful.

[@benchedthatpiece]

I have caught a lot of trains in Thurmond but have never been lucky enough to get one coming off the branch line. Great video, I enjoyed it!

[@JawTooth]

Thank you very much!

[@deborahmaidon4017]

You hit the jackpot on that Pax train Jaw Tooth.... You were in highball to get that perfect shot of that Coal drag... Way down deep in C&O country..... Awesome 👌 👏 👍

[@JawTooth]

Yes, I forgot to add to the video that I sped that part up 3X where I was driving. Lol. No way that I would drive that fast on those roads. I can't wait to return there again. I love that little town. Thanks for watching !

[@musiccc8109]

Wow the bridge layout is cool the way its separating and csx is one of my fav nice video as always

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@bryankean8521]

The old depot is picture perfect.

[@Last_day_events]

I like the "Thurmond West Virginia" trains. It would be neat to go there.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@scottford8736]

Nice job on that one I really enjoyed it

[@patriciamartinez3047]

That’s a lot coal on that train ❤

[@jordanalexander615]

Eastern Kentucky has some scary looking track in the mountains. Pretty steep ones too.

[@zactherailfanner]

Wow! That coal train is loaded!! And as a railfanner my friends know when there loaded

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Hi Jaw Tooth! Great video! You have a nice place and beautiful animals!!!

[@michianarailfan]

Morning Jaw tooth! Hope you are doing well, another great vid!

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@DarkVoidIII]

That's an excellent coal train video! Nice catch, Jaw Tooth! 😊👍

[@JawTooth]

Thank you very much!

[@smflatt]

You said "cool" leventy leven times! I counted! Now, where's my special prize?🤣

[@waltersims493]

From Deb…OMG, that was crazy great!! I love, love how much you played of the rocking theme song, the coal train in the beautiful scenery and the still shots at the end…just pops on my iPad! More of this please.

[@stretchlimo7275]

What an awesome spot JT! That was quite the shot seeing that new MAC rebuild running long hood forward💪🏼! That’s was a pretty decent coal drag for just 2 units, GE and EMD locomotives never cease to amaze me when it comes to pulling power. Great catch JT, have a great evening 👍🏼😁🇺🇸

[@caseyjones1950]

The old Depot really looks good now! In 1991, during the run by on the NRHS steam special, it was painted gray, and boarded up! I took pictures of it from the train, as we proceeded eastbound. Joe Bliss

[@jurgenf.7330]

Absolutely fantastic, the landscape alone and then the train 👍 thanks for posting it . Greetings from Germany from Jürgen

[@psg6314]

Like to see this place in the future snow fall it would make a great video and post card, great video keep up the good work God bless from GA and stay safe

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching! I will be there in the snow

[@Medmann48]

I have been on these tracks many times on Amtrak's Cardinal. We would stop at either the Greenbriar or Clifton Forge so we could catch the return train back to Cincinnati same day.

[@BlackMan614]

When I was a kid, the branch line going up from Thurmond was used for car storage. I would occasionally see a train - but not very often. I think the line ended and only when the G-P plant was built in Mt. Hope was the line extended to the Pax branch.