Thurmond Train Depot
Originally opened in 1904, this restored building served train passengers with waiting rooms, ticket services, and a telegraph office. It now operates as a seasonal visitor center—and remains an Amtrak stop today!
Thurmond Train Depot Current
The Depot has been restored to its 1900's Look and serves an Amtrack Passanger train route 3 days a week.
Commissary & Post Office
Built in 1929, the commissary sold supplies to railroad workers. The post office moved here after the Hotel Thurmond burned in 1963 and operated until 1995. It was the town’s final business.
Commissary and Post Office Current
Post office closed in 1994. it's now privately owned and used as a community center for town events.
Water Tank Foundations
These cement bases once held giant tanks storing over 300,000 gallons of water for steam engines. The towers were removed in 1998 when diesel locomotives made them obsolete.
Water Tank Foundations Current
Now a feature of turn table park. Enjoy a picnic while watching the trains pass.
Mankin-Cox Building
Built in 1904, this building housed a pharmacy, doctor's office, and the New River Banking and Trust Company. It also served as a dentist’s office, pizza shop, and more over the years.
Mankin-Cox Building Current
Purchased by The National Park Service in the 1980's and used in the Film "Matewan"
Goodman-Kincaid Building
Constructed in 1906, it was Thurmond’s largest building, with shops below and apartments above. Its most famous tenant was the Homestead Restaurant, known for feeding soldiers for free during WWII.
Goodman-Kincaid Building Current
Purchased by The National Park Service in the 1980's. Now hasa Historical wayside Timeline of Significant Thurmond Event
Bank of Thurmond Building
Completed in 1917, this brick beauty once housed a bank, telegraph office, and apartments. Later, it became the Banker's Club, welcoming rafters from around the world before closing in 1988.
Bank of Thurmond Building Current
Last used as the Bankers Club Hotel before being Purchased in the 1980's
Lafayette Hotel (Hotel Thurmond)
Built in 1902, this grand hotel had 35 rooms, steam heat, and even a jewelry store. It burned down in 1963. Only a brick wall and grassy field remain.
Coaling Tower
Still owned by CSX, this towering structure from 1922 once stored coal for refueling steam locomotives. The nearby sanding house helped trains grip wet rails.
Coaling Tower Current
Lasted used in the 1960's and still stands tall today.
Engine House
This was Thurmond’s industrial heartbeat. From 1905 to 1963, dozens of men repaired engines here around the clock. The building burned in 1993, but the site remains a key historical point.