This website was orginially constructed back in the early autumn of 1998 to show others what the railroads in northern West Virginia was like. Since then, this site has gone through many changes and many more are still to come! More importantly, this is not a private website, but one that often relies on the knowledge and photographs of other railfans who have visited this region. The reason for this is no one person can be everyplace at every single moment to capture every single train. Because of this, many subdivisions or scenes cannot be shown without the generous help of the other railfans of the northern West Virginia region. Due to these contributions, Northern West Virginia's Railroads is extending it's coverage beyond the range originally envisioned with the addition of several former CSX subdivisions in addition to an upcoming vintage Western Maryland Railway section. If you find a photo you like and would like to contact the photographer, check the list below for an email address and if it's not given, email me and I'll provide you with the contact info. Enjoy your visit!
The Railfans of WVRAIL
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Matt Reese is the webmaster of Northern West Virginia's Railroads and has been a lifelong railfan of this region. Matt's main interests are the current lines whose previous owners were the Western Maryland, the B&O and the Monongahela Railway, inaddition to the remaining shortlines in the region. |
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Chris Strogen is also a lifelong railfan of this region. Chris' main interests are the various lines found throughout the entire state and region and his contributions cover a wide area, including the Short Line Subdivision page where his photos and information make up the backbone of that page.
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Ron Stafford has a special interest in the branchline and shortline railroads located in the Appalachian (KY-PA-VA-WV) coal fields. His wealth of knowledge on these lines have enabled this site to examine the often obsecure aspects of these fascinating sections of railroading. In addition to railroads, Ron also has an interest in industrial "archeology".
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Kevin Scanlon has been photographing trains since 1973 and is more interested in a railroad's place within the land and culture than in its equipment or paint scheme. His excellent work can be found on many of the pages within the site, including a look at the Thomas Subdivision during the Western Maryland Era. Although Kevin has no particular favorite line, he enjoys Appalachian railroading in general and West Virginia in particular.
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Rich Borkowski Jr. is well known for his knowledge about the region's railroads and his steady stream of railfan articles which have graced the pages of several major print publishers. Rich is currently working on a book about the CSX lines in the region, inaddition to railfanning the many railroads of the Tri State area. Information about his most recent addition to many railfans' bookshelves can be found on the Railroad Books page.
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Jerry Doyle is a lifelong railfan of the railroad in West Virginia. His railfan interests vary across a wide range of lines ranging from the B&O, WM, C&O to Norfolk Southern's Pocahontas Divison, inaddition to railroad preservation work through painting and stenciling various railroad equipment in the region. His most recent work, the widely acclaimed Chessie System Diesel Book, is at the forefront of the contemporary and historical railfanning era.
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And Terry Arborgast, Lars Bynre, Mark Chase, Jimmy Delimater III, Gary Ely, Denny Fisher, David Fleming, Markolf Gudjons, Patricia King, Scott Lothes, Dave Matheny, Ira and Terry Moore, Brad Moyers, Jose Nevarez, John Plishka, Railfan.net, Jim Reese, Paul Rujak, Linda and Randy Strogen, Ron Wilson and SC Willis.
A special thanks to everyone who's contributions in photos, time and information has helped build this website.
And if I've left anyone out, please let me know!
Coming Soon to www.wvrail.railfan.net:
Several new features are forthcoming:
More photographs of CSX and of NS.
New CSX branchline subdivisions and NS lines
More shortline railroad coverage and more photos to the existing pages
More vintage photos of the B&O, WM and MGA railroads
More multimedia files
Keep checking back!
Contributing to Northern WV's Railroads:
If you have any photos, sound files, etc that you would like to see posted online, feel free to email them to the webmaster for review. If you don't have a scanner and would like any photos scanned for posting here, email me for more information - just a note, sorry, I'm not capable of scanning slides yet. Of course, you will be given credit for your contributions!
If you have any questions or ideas, email me at wvrailfan@aol.com
Other Information
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