Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This video is a tribute to the 4 locomotives that pulled Fall Foliage trips through the New River Gorge (also more commonly known as the New River Train) from 1978 to 1994. The first of these Locomotives to run through the New River Gorge was Ex. Reading T1. 2101 (Then painted in a Chessie System paint scheme, it would only operate through the New River Gorge once in 1978 as part of the Chessie Steam Special that ran for 2 seasons over the B&O & C&O from 1977 to 1978), followed by C&O 614 (Which operated a trip over the route in 1980 as part of the Chessie Safety Express), NKP 765 (Which operated these trips for the longest tenure, beginning in 1984 & lasted all the way up to 1993) & finally rounding it out with Milwaukee Road 261 (it was leased by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society for the '94 trips, since 765 was down & due for another overhaul). Since 1994, the trips over the old C&O through the New River Gorge have been powered by Diesels.
Sources:
1.Train To Everywhere - Hopewell Productions (1978)
2. The Phoenix Engine Part 2, 614 On The C&O - Hopewell Productions (1980)
This show can be Purchased here:
ogaugerr.com/web-store/the-phoenix-engine-part-2
3. Runnin' That New River Train - Hopewell Productions (1990)
This show can be purchased here:
ogaugerr.com/web-store/runnin-that-new-river-train
4. Old Milwaukee On The New River Gorge - American Altavista (1994)
youtu.be/zAG5t2298kQ
This show can be purchased here:
greenfrog.com/AA_OMOTN_DVD.shtml
greenfrog.com/AA_OMOTN_BD.shtml
5. New River Train - James Coffey (2001, Blue Vision Music)
youtu.be/acuBZcc7I64
This video is a tribute to the 4 locomotives that pulled Fall Foliage trips through the New River Gorge (also more commonly known as the New River Train) from 1978 to 1994. The first of these Locomotives to run through the New River Gorge was Ex. Reading T1. 2101 (Then painted in a Chessie System paint scheme, it would only operate through the New River Gorge once in 1978 as part of the Chessie Steam Special that ran for 2 seasons over the B&O & C&O from 1977 to 1978), followed by C&O 614 (Which operated a trip over the route in 1980 as part of the Chessie Safety Express), NKP 765 (Which operated these trips for the longest tenure, beginning in 1984 & lasted all the way up to 1993) & finally rounding it out with Milwaukee Road 261 (it was leased by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society for the '94 trips, since 765 was down & due for another overhaul). Since 1994, the trips over the old C&O through the New River Gorge have been powered by Diesels.
Sources:
1.Train To Everywhere - Hopewell Productions (1978)
2. The Phoenix Engine Part 2, 614 On The C&O - Hopewell Productions (1980)
This show can be Purchased here:
ogaugerr.com/web-store/the-phoenix-engine-part-2
3. Runnin' That New River Train - Hopewell Productions (1990)
This show can be purchased here:
ogaugerr.com/web-store/runnin-that-new-river-train
4. Old Milwaukee On The New River Gorge - American Altavista (1994)
youtu.be/zAG5t2298kQ
This show can be purchased here:
greenfrog.com/AA_OMOTN_DVD.shtml
greenfrog.com/AA_OMOTN_BD.shtml
5. New River Train - James Coffey (2001, Blue Vision Music)
youtu.be/acuBZcc7I64
