The journey to the distant suburbs of Washington DC has just begun as MARC 60 heads west through Forest Glen. I've been told that a few years ago this engine and a few other Es went to Brewster, ... (more)
Two of the units assigned to the P&OC rest by the office in the late afternoon. McKees Rocks is the hub of operations for the railroad, which runs to Neville Island, Arden, and Walkers Mills.
It doesn't take much imagination to think of this as a scene from 1962, not 1992.
Some brush clearing was necessary to get this shot in 1994, I suspect the area is completely overgrown today.
Time had already run out for the MARC RDCs stored at Brunswick, the Es and Fs still had a few more months to go.
A couple other fans take advantage of a nice August evening to photograph this westbound MARC train.
When this engine left Huntington it was probably wearing the new silver MARC paint scheme.
Cough! Cough!
New GP40WH-2s were already in service, but at the time it was still possible to see classic Es and Fs on MARC trains - for a little while longer.
Its work week complete, MARC 82 backs a commuter train into the yard at Brunswick on a Friday evening.
Taken in the late 80's or very early 90's, an RF&P pig train gets up to track speed after a crew change at Pot Yard.
Having just crossed the Maryland/West Virginia state line, #75 slows for a station stop in historic Harpers Ferry.
A MARC excursion returning from Cumberland passes through the Magnolia Cutoff with RDC #1 leading the way.
A MARC meet at Point of Rocks. The second train can be seen at far right.
MARC's venerable equipment looks very stately when the paint schemes all match.
