The ghost town of Thurmond, West Virginia, offers a glimpse back in time to a former Appalachian coal and railroad hub.
West Virginia once had a truly bustling train town in the New River Gorge, but the town has since become a hidden gem of a historic park.
A few years back, I found myself on a train departing White River Junction, Vermont. While the station was not staffed by Amtrak employees, local volunteers assisted passengers. Not surprisingly, many ...