After finding myself in the Hocking Valley region of Ohio for a family reunion, I discovered that nearby, the @hockingvalleyscenicrailway1014 offered scenic train rides along the Hocking River from Nelsonville as far as the outskirts of Logan, OH. This is a former C&O main line to Columbus that served several coal mines through World War II. I decided to pay a visit and chase the day's two excursions, which today were led by one of several Paducah rebuilt-Geeps I saw that year. Most of the train crew were all railfans and excited to see me out, and engineer Mark gave a particularly great show with the former Sprint cable GP10M.
(0:00) Intro
(0:22) 11:00 train idling in Nelsonville
(0:57) 11:00 departing Nelsonville
(2:03) 11:00 at Lake Hope Drive
(3:11) 11:00 at Laurel Run Road
(4:13) 11:00 at Haydenville runaround
(5:07) 701 running around the train - high five
(6:30) 11:00 departing Haydenville
(7:35) 11:00 at the Hocking River bridge
(8:21) 11:00 returning from the stop in Robbins Crossing
(9:48) 701 running around the train for the 1:30 departure
(12:14) 701 brings the consist into the station
(13:29) 1:30 departing Nelsonville
(14:47) 1:30 at Lake Hope Drive
(15:44) 1:30 at Laurel Run Road
(18:03) 1:30 at the OH-33 overpass (smoke show)
(19:23) 1:30 returning to Nelsonville, same location
(21:35) 1:30 at Laurel Run Road
(22:29) Along Lake Hope Dr.
(23:07) Hocking River bridge
(23:53) OH-30 (24:35) End of track in Robbins Village
(24:42) Returning to Nelsonville
(25:48) Arriving Nelsonville depot
