Shay 11 pulls the 3pm Whittaker train into Gum Curve, just south of the Lower Switchback. Today's afternoon train is sold out, as passengers enjoy the 2012 fall colors.

Making its third and final trip of the day, Shay 11 shoves the 3pm Whittaker train toward Lower Switchback, passing over Leatherbark Creek in full fall peak, outside of the Town of Cass.

With nearly 400 passengers on board, Western Maryland Big 6 and Shay 11 double head up the mountain near the town of Spruce. Colors above Whittaker are at their peak, but not for long, in an area ... (more)

North of Romney Station, a southbound B&O passenger extra passes a steep rock outcrop and vintage stone wall, on its late evening trip through the scenic, and narrow Potomac River Valley. The road... (more)

South of Sycamore Bridge, the Potomac Valley afternoon excursion returns north, pulled by C&O F7(A), No. 8016, while B&O F7(A), No. 722 assists on the rear. The train will shove north through the ... (more)

As fall colors along the scenic Potomac River valley approach their peak as a result of extremely cool nights and mild afternoons, passengers on the sold out afternoon run of the Potomac Eagle enj... (more)

With colors approaching their peak on B&O's Sandpatch, the eastbound Capitol Limited descends through the S curves west of Hyndman, enroute to Cumberland, Hancock, and points east on the B&O mainl... (more)

Passing the C&O scales at Riffe's Bottom, westbound high priority container train, CSX Q135 charges through the Greenbrier River valley toward Hinton, and points west.

On time, Amtrak's Cardinal operates at track speed with ease through the S curves, east of C&O's 'A' Cabin. Destined for Clifton Forge, and points east, by dusk, Amtrak's Cardinal will be north ea... (more)

Westbound on the C&O main, CSX manifest freight Q303 passes a rock cut deep in the Appalachian Mountains, west of Clifton Forge.

On a 'picture' perfect autumn morning, eastbound high priority intermodal, CSX Q130 glides through the S curves east of Alleghany Tunnel, on its super ID crew run from Russell to Clifton Forge.

After re-railing over a dozen loaded coal hoppers earlier in the day, CSX and contracting crews continue to repair the track and right of way. At this point, crews have been on scene for over 12 h... (more)

Over 6,000 horses of General Electric power idle in the Rush Run Siding after loading on the R.J. Corman Loup Creek branch at Pax. A Hinton extraboard crew will taxi to Thurmond later in the night... (more)

After departing the loadout at Tom's Fork with 150 loads of export coal, the train encountered a broken/rolled rail near the mining community of 'Miami', where 13 of the 150 loads derailed. While ... (more)

As a full moon rises over the horizon in the background, B&O F7(A), No. 722 idles on the Sycamore Bridge on a passenger deadhead from Moorefield to Romney. For more information on a Spring 2013 ph... (more)