A set of six units lead an empty coal train down the CSX Mountain Sub towards Grafton, WV.

The eastbound Capitol Limited exits Cumberland Yard as it continues on to Washington D.C.

A CSX Intermodal waits in the Cumberland narrows to proceed east.

“PB&W, 1905�
Amtrak Train 2250(5) shuns the exquisite Perryville Station as it speeds north, regaining velocity after crossing the Susquehanna River Movable Bridge at a maximum of 90... (more)

A set of empty coal hoppers grinds upgrade on the CSX Mountain Sub's 17 Mile Grade.

Standing above the Hitchcock tunnel, we have a great view of a set of empty coal hoppers grinding upgrade on the CSX Mountain Sub's 17 Mile Grade.

“Do Not Hump�
With one of CSX’s eight autonomous track assessment cars (ATACs), CSXT 994374 (a/k/a ATAC 5) on the head end, followed by a very healthy cut of Tropicana^{Â... (more)}

“Reflections of Spring�
At 09:43, a total of five Maryland Midland EMDs pull a 26-car train of aggregate–from S.W. Barrick’s Woodsboro quarry to Barrick’s Finksburg Term... (more)

“Meteoric�
At 08:49 a.m., Amtrak 98(22), the Silver Meteor (MIA-NYP), is operating ahead of schedule, although it has slowed here to less than 90 mph (viz. 88.6 mph) to... (more)

Maryland & Delaware 1203 passes the station/office at Federalsburg where an employee gives a time-honored "roll-by" inspection of the train. The train is headed for the Delmarva Central... (more)

Maryland & Delaware 1203 passed some early spring color that could pass for autumn in the Federalsburg Industrial Park. The train is heading to Seaford, DE with interchange traffic for the Delmar... (more)

Fall is in full swing as M316 breezes thru Hitchcock Tunnel descending 17 mile grade on a cool fall day.

A hawk flying overhead admires the beauty of the rare EMD leader on M409-03.

L106 crosses overhead Eastern Ave on the Sparrows Point Industrial Track, on the return trip to Bayview, with 23 cars.

In a Sea of Blue EMD The storage line at Cumberland