You Really Gonna Leave Those Things In Our Yard?

Most of the population of remote McNeill, West Virginia is staring down the South Branch Valley maintenance train as it drops some ... (more)

In late 1982, The South Branch Valley was busy improving its infrastructure, as witnessed by this tie train at McNeill, West Virginia, just south of the “trough”. The improvements were short-l... (more)

A South Branch Valley crew moves to the next location to pick up ties along the newly-ballasted right of way. Reportedly, the “V” in the green stripe of the SBVR’s original paint scheme was ... (more)

A 1982 visit to the South Branch Valley found no revenue trains, but there were crews out performing maintenance of way duties. First we encountered an Railroad: South Branch Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Alco MRS-1
Location: McNeill, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: SBV 28
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 15, 1982