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Today several units wait for the next unit train. Grafton has seen many changes over the years with the break in the line to St. Louis and the death of lose car railroading. Grafton is still CSXT's only locomotive service facility in N. WV.
The CSXT 333 (GE AC 4400 CW) waits for a crew on this fine May morning at Fetterman, WV on the outskirts of Grafton. When the crew arrives they will take a string of empties north to a mine somewhere beyond Fairmont, WV.
CSX road power awaits its next assignment at the once busy B&O yard at Grafton WV, where the Willard Hotel and B&O station keep vigil. D Tower is visible at far left. August 2002.