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HINTON, WV

Eastern Terminus of the New River Subdivision

By Bernard Kempinski Updated 1 June1999

Hinton is located in the southeast corner of West Virginia near the confluence of the New and Greenbrier Rivers. Here the C&O established a division point yard between its New River and Alleghany subdivisions. Snuggled deep in a otherwise relatively inaccessible valley it was a quintessential railroad town.

H-8 Alleghany Heads West past Hinton Station

Hinton was important location for rail operations. In the steam era, all power was changed and serviced here according to the C&O designation of engines for mountain

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versus level service. Mountain service continued to the east and pushers for east bound coal originated here. The C&O considered all tracks west bound of Hinton as level running and powered their trains accordingly. Hinton yard also dispatched general merchandise locals in both directions, however, no mine shifters originated out of Hinton. In the diesel era, the C&O dropped the mountain distinction and engines ran through Hinton but crews changed there.
Although yard operations have long gone, today, CSX maintains a solid mainline presence. In addition, AMTRAK's Cardinal makes a station stop here. The town celebrates its railroad tradition with an annual Rail Days festival in the fall replete with steam excursions.

Hinton actually had two yards. To the east of the station was Avis yard. It served as the classification yard. More information on how Hinton and Avis were operated will be published in the next update.

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Model Railroads Featuring Hinton
John Plant's Hinton Module Dan Zugelter's Hinton Yard

**Model Railroads Featuring Hinton**
John Plant's Hinton Module	Dan Zugelter's Hinton Yard

Other pages relating to Hinton
1950 Hinton Time Table Roy Long's Article on1950's Ops

Hinton Coal Dock Map of Hinton and Avis Yard

1950 Hinton Time Table	Roy Long's Article on1950's Ops
Hinton Coal Dock	Map of Hinton and Avis Yard