The rear of a MARC excursion train enters Hitchcock Tunnel as it descends Seventeen Mile Grade.

An eastbound coal train struggles to reach the top of Cranberry Grade.

Westsbound Q317 prepares to depart Grafton moments before another snow squall.

An eastbound coal train starts its climb up Newbug Grade on the B&O's West End.

A pair of AC4400's shove an eastbound coal train up Cranberry Grade. Rounding the curve at Amblersburg, they are passing some of the most photographed B&O signals still in existance.

Early morning shadows make the B&O signals show up as an eastbound coal train rounds McGuires Curve on the West End's Cranberry Grade.

Eastbound Q316 is passing the tower in Altamont as it reaches the highest spot on the B&O. In just a few minutes it will start down Seventeen Mile Grade on the famous West End.

The model board which sat above the Armstrong Levers inside of the B&O's Q Tower in Hardman.

Twilight has fallen on the helper terminal at M&K Junction and three SD60's await their next assignement.

A former Conrail SD70MAC leads an eastbound coal train to the summit of Cranberry Grade.

A pair of SD70MAC's lead an eastbound coal drag past the B&O's Summit of the Alleghanies. The train will soon be descending the legendary Seventeen Mile Grade.

EMD SD60 demonstrators EMD1 and EMD 2 wait on the "Hill Track" at Grafton, WV on CSX for the next call to work a coal drag eastbound on the Mountain Subdivision to Cumberland, MD on October 27, 19... (more)

A three-unit SD60 helper set shoves hard on the rear of an eastbound coal train as it rounds Grave Yard Curve on Cranberry Grade

A westbound empty hopper train rounds the curve at McGuires on Cranberry Grade

Just after dusk, a three-unit helper set awaits its next call to duty at M&K Junction