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Hinton, W. Va., station, 2014.

Color digital image of the Hinton, W.Va., depot, a stop on the Cardinal (New York-Chicago).

Hinton, W. Va., station, 2014.

The Hinton depot was built for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O) in 1905 as a division terminal. The station and tracks lie along a bend in the New River; in a quirk of engineering, the eastbound trains pass southwest through the station and westbound trains pass northeast. The otherwise two-story depot has a middle section that stands at three stories and is built entirely from red brick with a rock-faced stone belt course that runs at the window heads. The porch coverings are supported by heavy wooden brackets that feature a wood-fan pattern trim.

When the station was built, Hinton was a booming railroad town involved in the coal industry. It was an assembly point for shorter coal trains from area mines to be combined into longer trains that would be sent east to the port of Hampton Roads, Va. Every October, residents celebrate the city's heritage during Rail Road Days. The festival features food, live music and the work of local artisans—including everything from quilts to birdhouses.

Photographer: Chuck Gomez for Amtrak. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.