New River & Pocahontas Railroad Photo Gallery

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The NR&P carries coal, oil, and goods from the great coal fields of Hope across 3000 Mile Pass to the Port of Deepwater in British Columbia. There they are loaded onto bulk carriers and exported to Pacific Rim nations.
Eastbound and westbound trains must stop at the joint Canadian and United States Customs Station at 3000 Mile Pass.
A mighty NR&P Mikado locomotive pulls a string of varnish up the Canadian side of 3000 Mile Pass.
Ace Tool & Die Ltd. is a major industry in the Port of Deepwater. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clagwell International, which also owns the NR&P Railroad.
H. Pugh Company is one of the elegant new downtown stores in the Port of Deepwater.
Crew of the bulk carrier Annie E. Snyder loads stores for the long voyage ahead.
Cleaning fish at Stover's Smoker, a major Port of Deepwater industry.
Yellowhead eels are a great delicacy in the Port of Deepwater.
Chelm Lumber Company Vulcan locomotive interrupts the conversation of the Deepwater Port Police.
Much of the New River and Pocahontas railroad still operates under steam power.
A high speed freight passes through Sun City, Hope. Many people, even highly educated people, are not aware that the State of Hope, which lies deep in heart of the Appalachian mountains, is our 51st state.
Old 1930, a 2-6-6-0, blasts its way out of Streaker's Neck Tunnel under Bear Mountain.
The NR&P is in some ways a throwback to an earlier era of the railroad business.
#1954 (Old Smokey) leaves the Case Street Yard on the way to the Port of Deepwater with a mixed freight destined for export.
Old Smokey, #1954, runs light in the Canadian Rockies.
A coal burning shay locomotive eases hopper cars down the switchback railroad that serves the Bear Mountain Mine. The spark arrestor stack on a coal burning locomotive is a peculiar requirement of the State of Hope environmental laws.
Newly cut logs are moved toward the unloader at the steam powered sawmill on Mount Glennon.
Modern diesel power pauses at the Sun Tower near the entrance to Lanier Tunnel. Locomotives of this size can move coal from Bear Mountain to the Port of Deepwater at half the cost of steam power.
A long string of BC Rail box cars moves through Nevada on the NR&P right of way. CN power is frequently seen on the NR&P.
NR&P steam locomotives line up in the early morning to receive coal at the Case Street steam engine facility. The NR&P operates both steam and diesel locomotives on all areas of the railroad.
The dawn mail run headed by 2-8-0 #719 regularly awakens the unhappy guests of the Elite Hotel. The hotel boasts that most rooms have running water and some even have radios. The base rate is $2.00 per night, American plan.
Wooden reefers are iced at the ice house in the Case Street Yard. Regular transcontinental runs originate here with the Port of Deepwater being a common destination.
On a quiet evening at Red's Place there are only two felonious assaults and a small affray.

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