The Sun sets and the high clouds of an impending winter storm catch fire in a blaze of orange behind Bolivar Heights. K796 joined alongside the Shenandoah River almost 3 miles back and is about to... (more)

CSX limestone train K796 traverses 44 of 50 miles of the Shenandoah Sub, ie the Valley Branch of the B&O from Middletown, VA to Harpers Ferry and beyond. Here it is passing the Paper Mill at Hallt... (more)

The eastbound Capitol Limited approaches Hobbs between Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Harper's Ferry, WV 12/26/12 - Sheets of freezing rain cascade off the roof of the Harper's Ferry passenger station as the last commuter train of the day approaches for its station stop just before... (more)

Amtrak 25 leads the Capitol Limited past Hobbs between Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Catching the last rays of sun before it ducks behind the hills surrounding Harpers Ferry. The Capitol Limited blasts out of the tunnel and slows for its regular station stop. Notice the high water... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Capitol Limited departs historic Harpers Ferry, WV, on a cool fall morning, as seen from the Loudon Heights overlook.

Harper's Ferry, WV 11/6/2012 - As the last gasps of sunlight recede below the horizon, the CSX Subdivision mainline is brilliantly lit by the arriving westbound MARC commuter train P-875 making it... (more)

A welded rail train rolls south towards Marquette. This train has used rail for the Sheldon Sub. This train will turn the corner at Marquette and board a new crew for the next leg of the trip to M... (more)

Harper's Ferry, WV 11/9/2012 - Not long before sunrise, the eastbound Q-751 "Rock Runner" peaks between the last of the brilliant fall colors along the Shenandoah Subdivision's wooden trestle thro... (more)

Harper's Ferry, WV 11/9/2012 - Westbound manifest Q-400 exits Harper's Ferry tunnel on the Cumberland Subdivision as it crosses the Potomac River below the craggy cliffs of Maryland Heights at the... (more)

Harper's Ferry, WV 11/6/2012 - A hard frost clings to the CSX mainline bridge over the Potomac River as two coal trains meet just before sunrise. Westbound empty hopper train E-721 is exiting the ... (more)

Harper's Ferry, WV 11/6/2012 - The sun has yet to break over the hills as Canadian geese eat their breakfast, oblivious to the the Q-751 "Rock Runner" trundling onto the wooden tressel at Harper's... (more)

Harper's Ferry, WV 10/26/2012 - On a misty fall morning, westbound local D-787 has three light GPs on the Cumberland Subdivision mainline heading for interchange with the Winchester & Western Rail... (more)

Harper's Ferry, WV 10/26/2012 - On a foggy and misty fall morning, eastbound manifest Q-398 is on the mainline crossing the Potomac River. In the foreground, an older bridge that once also carried... (more)