An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

Note the severely bent catenary pole in the background. A Norman Blackwood original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

A Pumpkin and a Meatball

Sunday evening finds an Amtrak GP7 and its work train parked for the weekend on a track at Penn Station in Baltimore. Two tracks over, a two-month-old MARC... (more)

While am Amtrak train that I was riding mare its station stop at Baltimore, a GG1 trundled by on another track.

A southbound Amtrak train lead by AEM7 936 crosses the Gunpowder River at Chase, Maryland. In just over eight months, this quiet location would become nationally known thanks to a pothead named Ri... (more)

A southbound Amtrak train glides over the Gunpowder River at Chase, Maryland.

Dwarfed by the massive bridge over the Susquehanna River, a southbound Northeast Corridor train flies through Havre de Grace, Maryland.

A Bruce Van Sant original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

The day starts at sundown. For the oncoming crew of CSX Q136-06 (951, ES44AC-H) at Brunswick, Maryland, the workday has just begun. They enjoyed a beautiful sunset with the mountains of West Virgi... (more)

A Bruce Van Sant original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

An original 35mm negative from my collection; the photographer was not specified.

Catenary maintenance is a constant, never-ending job that is often unnoticed or unappreciated. Kudos to all of those who do the work to keep the current flowing. A Richard Louderback original sl... (more)

An original Kodachrome slide form my collection; the photographer was not specified.

Not April Fools. Point of Rocks, MD is one of the more known locations on the @officialcsx system, but on April 1, 2019, train K631-31 was lead by @norfolksouthern 8431 (D8-40CW, ex-Conrail 6251).... (more)

The Western Maryland Scenic "Spring Blossom" special rolls westbound through the Cumberland "Narrows" in the form of a WM-painted GP30 and four passenger cars. Barely visible at the bottom is CSX ... (more)