All of the power was out on road headed to and from coal mines except for this lonely GP30 and GP9. No one wanted the GP30 on their train that day. So I was the lucky one that day.

The Hummingbird is pulled across the Spring Garden Trestle in South Baltimore. This was the WM main leading to Port Covington Yard. The yard has given way to urban re-development. The trestle stil... (more)

Finale to orders on the fly - see picture 234012

The brakeman has orders in hand, and as the train slides slowly past he will hop on board. A second set of orders are still hanging on the stand. Soon they will snatched by the conductor. The B&O ... (more)

A helper engine sits next to AM Tower at the crest of 17 mile grade on the Ex-B&O Mountain Sub. Soon it will receive a signal to head downhill for it's next assignment

By this time the Engine house had been razed and the locomotives were serviced out doors in all kinds of weather. These units look betrayed but there is still life in them.

Over 150 years old, B&O 25, The William Mason, can still put on a show, as it did last year passing the passenger car shops during the B&O Railroad Museum's Steam Days.

The Railway Post Office Car (RPO) was still in wide use in the 60's. These RPO's one or more per train would be assigned to varnish or special mail trains and was the high speed mail link for many... (more)

The GP35 was essentially a baby GP40. It was a little shorter and had fewer horses under the hood. It was kind of the transition loco between the GP30's and the GP40's. The B&O had many of them bu... (more)

This unit had a new paint job with a very deep Navy Blue much darker then standard B&O insignia blue. I thought at the time this was new B&O standard. However, it was the only unit I ever saw in t... (more)

B&O was short of horse power in the first energy crisis 1967-1970 when coal usage increased sharply. Espee had a surplus of power and leased many u-boats to the B&O. 6752 was working the daily Wes... (more)

We are standing just north of the Delaware border waiting on the Chessie Steam Special when a local freight passes from the other direction. This is the Baltimore & Ohio's Philadelphia Division, ... (more)

I love it when the newer paint starts to wear off and you can see remnants of older liveries peaking through, as on this B&O GP30, starting to exhibit the "sunrise" heritage on its nose.

Per better information: "[This] B&O passenger train, westbound in June 1966 would be Train 9, the Chicago express. Typical consist 3-5 headend cars, 2-3 coaches, 1 diner-lounge, 1 sleeper. Trai... (more)