Eagles eye view of Terminus Terminal Area

This view was taken from atop a factory that bordered the Terminus railroad gulch area. Once again we see two passenger trains at the Terminal Station platforms.  The terminal station head house is above track level off camera to the right.  This station saw trains from the Bluefield as well as the N&W and The Ironball System.

P5 2916 and P5a 2922 sit with southbound passenger trains at Terminus Terminal Station, sometimes in the late '20s. Both engines were regular passenger power on the line from the mid '20s through the '50s. This scene would be repeated daily for years to come. 2922 has The Southbound Bluefield Flyer while 2916 is in from the Point Pleasant Branch with #7.  Both trains are bound for Bluefield.

An early Bluefield Passenger Engine

A Bluefield 4-4-0 backs towards the coach yard in Terminus, circa 1919. In the early years, Bluefield had quite a few 4-4-0s.  159 was one of 3 4-4-0s kept into the 1950s for branch line service.