It is hard to run a West Virginia shortline very far into the hills without hitting a coal seam and the C&P was no exception. The coal mine and tipple is kept commercially in low profile and serves primarily the railroad's needs and local customers. 

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The farm house is close to the Coal River but the area takes its name from "Swinging Bridge" for obvious reasons.


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A mixed freight blasts its way into the mountain behind the Valley Bend Hotel.

 

Bob Hazard's HO scale layout occupies 12 feet
5 inches by 25 feet 6 inches. Have you seen the

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