Chicago to Selkirk mixed freight Q388-25, with a pair of KCS Southern Belles for power, is east on the Old Main Line Sub, passing the restored B&O passenger depot, at Ellicott City, MD.

A pair of former Conrail SD80MACs spliced with a former Conrail SD70MAC lead a southbound loaded coal train down the Popes Creek Secondary.

WMSR 734 rolls around Helmstetter's Curve in the late afternoon sun on a Carl Franz Photo Special.

A pair of former Conrail SD80MACs pull a loaded coal train south on CSX's inherited Popes Creek Secondary for the powerplant at Chalk Point, MD. Scanned from print negative.

Deadhead office car special, P900-15, speeds east on the single main, approaching the western portal of the Howard St Tunnel.

GP30 501 prepares to pull the passenger cars from the rear of WMSR 734's consist in preparation for a photo run-by on a Carl Franz Photo Special.

Q375, with a pair of old school standard cab EMD units, speeds west at White Marsh.

Loaded ethanol train K498-08, with an old school leader, crosses the Patapsco River, as it approaches Curtis Bay Yard.

No. 734 approaches Frostburg station on a fall Carl Franz Photo Special.

A late evening Regional Express charges south through Perrryville, MD bound for Baltimore and eventually, Washington DC. by nights end.

A northbound Acela Express races through Perryville, MD catching the last light of day crossing the Susquehanna River while en route to Wilmington, DE and points north.

An Amtrak Regional led by ACS-64 No. 630 crosses the Bush River in Edgewood, MD while en route to Baltimore, MD.

Conrail Train ENBA (Enola – Baltimore) makes a daylight appearance on the massive Amtrak bridge over the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace, Maryland.

It's very early in the morning, but this Acela passenger already has a jump on the day with laptop open and coffee at arm's length.

“Fresh Air”
The conductor of the “East End Local” (B829), with Chessie System/B&O GP38 2047 (CSX#), gets some fresh air and conducts a “roll by” inspection of R171 (Orange Bl... (more)