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West Virginia railroad culture: photos by Kevin Scanlon

February 29, 2008 11:16pm

@Samurai Gratz: It's technically back to "Wild and Wonderful" now, but most of the signs haven't been changed back over yet, so you still get a nice "Open For Business" welcome in places, like coming into Keyser from Cumberland MD. That slogan was one of Gov. Manchin's more idiotic changes since coming into office.

@Tekna2007: I've gone underneath the bridge once, and it was terrifying. I'm not usually scared of heights, either; I've always wanted to check out the Bridge Day festivities there, but I guess it's one of those things that the locals don't get around to as much as the out-of-staters.

West Virginia railroad culture: photos by Kevin Scanlon

February 29, 2008 6:27pm

I think you might get called out by all the WV readers out there. I'm about an hour and a half's drive away from Grafton. Every place I've been, I always manage to find myself back in WV. The scenery really is beautiful, and it's almost like some areas are stuck somewhere in the distant past.

Though, as Mazoola pointed out, that isn't always a good thing. We still have problems with that sort of thing today, especially in the most rural areas. A lot of people in those areas have only seen black people on TV. :(

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