EX Western Maryland 39, now to be George's Creek 39 waits at West Keyser for delivery to the George's Creek Railway at Beryl. Damaged in the fire at Knox and Kane, looks like the boys at GCK are... (more)

Not the way to start a rainy day! Night shift has left day shift a problem. Not much will move until 806 gets lifted out of the pit.

Crew has tied down 8589 at the helper pocket at Baltimore Street. This engine is one of the Sand Patch helpers that are parked here. The clock in the pretty church in the background was recently r... (more)

This is the far reach of the CSX west Cumberland Freight Yard. This remote operator is preparing to go back into the yard. In the background are the Sand Patch helpers.

This old fella is parked this evening in the West Yard, after a day of dropping ties on 17 Mile grade. She'll be hard at work in the morning, on the grade again.

746 and friend lead coal loads eastbound at Lownes, bringing the train into warm early morning light out of the mountain mist in the background

A neat little train! On the rear here is CSX caboose "The Spirt of Grafton", now used as a safety platform for backing movements through the big paper mill. 2629 and her train wait while the condu... (more)

Here in mellow late day light, narrow nosed 7500 looks good for her age, here leading Q317 into the Keyser Yard, where they will set off fourteen cars and continue west to Grafton and points beyon... (more)

Hundreds of folks ride the WMSR when the leaves turn. Here is an example of the flurry of activity when 734 arrives at the depot with a full load of people. She gets a lot of attention!

Two lines of locomotives in the CSX yard at Cumberland. It was erie this Memorial Day at the shop and yard..no trains, and not one locomotive was idling, total quiet, the first time I've ever seen... (more)

2629 shuffles towards us, pushing (slowly) a bad order car. She's moving it from the north side of the yard to the south side, so that the shop boys can replace all four wheelsets. Check the wheel... (more)

THIS IS RARE, at least in this area, an all EMD 6 unit locomotive consist..and, all 70 macs. The third unit back is 4589, "The Spirit of Nashville". A westbound manfiest hustles pass 4791, her cr... (more)

Fresh paint almost buries the detail of 734 as she pulls in to the station for her first run of the year. As usual, she's posing for photos, in particular for the young lady in the right foregroun... (more)

Bright morning sunlight splashes across 930's nose as it and 757 creep around a sharp curve holding 80 loads of coal back as they begin a steep drop down the hill. The maintenace fellas pulled the... (more)

Early on a Sunday morning..all is quiet, and this trio are the Sand Patch helpers resting in the "pocket" at Cumberland. Note the early CSX paint on the middle unit, the 8508.