Santa Claus Trains

This year Mr. & Mrs. Saint Nick returned to the HV and greeted the youngsters on the train.

Children have an oppurtunity to talk with Santa and even pose in a photo with him.

Patrons find the station and the coaches festively decorated for Christmas

Trainman Mike Toole checks with former NYC engineer Earl Defenbaugh before departing the station.

trainmen Chris Burchett and Mike Toole

Once the train has departed the Station Master takes a moment to replace a bulb.

Oct. 13 - Fall Colors (more Fall photos soon)

Passengers wait for the train to depart

the new open air car about to make its second revenue run

Trainman David Robinette assists boarding passengers

This ex-B&O coach was later converted for work train duty by Chessie.
Currently it's being repainted, ultimately to be colored red & lettered B&O.

This old coaling tipple is one of  very few left standing.

The HV is about to 'drop-in'  a switch into the #3 engine house track.
Soon a new track will run between these buildings for MofW equipment.

'Shop Goat'  #7315 sets on the siding with the air dump.

the old  C&O  yard office

looking West along the Wye where the switch to the old oil track was just removed

(LtoR) Larry Blake, Earl Defenbaugh and Don Doyle at Robbins Crossing

Crews talk about the days operations as two trains set at the Station

the Special is the first to leave the Station, seen just North of  highway 278

Caboose train stops on Airport Curve for photo runbys

Engineer Larry Blake has  Baldwin #4005 on the Special

disembarked passengers take photos as the empty train runs by

the next photo runby is at the Haydenville Station

having ran around it's train in Logan #4005 passes under highway #33

#4005 stopped at the other end of the line, Hocking College's Museum
Here are 3 views -- almost head-on , three quarter and right side

Josh took this photo of  Dwight Jone's caboose with lounge chairs

Trainman Chris Burchett works the regular  scheduled train

railfan Eric McFadden's family is on the scheduled train

the Special arrives on the Team track to unload passengers

a special treat this day was catching #33 setting outside the shop

crews wave as the scheduled passenger train passes the shop

more photos soon

HV hosts a Motorcar group convention (click on photo)

a distant view of  the Station as they began to arrive

Don Schultz's  motorcar #361

the HVSRy's  motorcar #63

privately owned  motorcar #131 , motorcar #411 , motorcar #4701