“Truncated Orange Blossom”
With only two engines (Chessie System/B&O GP40-2 4296 and Seaboard System/SBD U30C 7238), and fewer than 20 trailers, an unusually short Orange Blossom Spe... (more)

It's early evening on a cold winter's day in Hinton, WV as former C&O GP40-2, 4386, takes a spin on the turntable.

“Long Gone”
Long gone are the CPLs, cabin cars, front runners, and the friendly wave. With RF&P GP40-2 146 plus three on the head end, Chessie System/C&O extended vision caboose (90)... (more)

A very clean 8561 leads a trio of Chessie power kicking up the snow as it hustles an eastbound freight through St. Albans, WV. 8561 was delivered new less than a year prior to this photo.

Former C&O 3862 leads an eastbound coal train out of Mann's Tunnel at Fort Spring, WV.

A pair of Chessie System GEs are seen outside the fueling rack at the B&O's Barr Yard. Jim Mirabelli photo.

A pair of Chessie units lead the James E Strates carnival train over the historic Thomas Viaduct. Note the white monument that commemorates the construction of the viaduct

Emerging from hibernation after its duties as one of the stars of the American Freedom Train, Reading T-1 2101 is taking its first steps as Chessie Steam Special 2101. The changeover... (more)

“Workin’ Cats”
B&O’s Curtis Bay 97 (Baltimore/Curtis Bay to Cumberland), powered by Chessie System/B&O GP40-2 4438, CS/B&O GP30 6924, CS/B&O GP40-2 4430, and CS/C&O GP30 ... (more)

A pair of Norfolk & Western geeps comes off of the turntable in the Baltimore & Ohio yard in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Until 1975, the main Connellsville interchange for the N&W, and predecesso... (more)

“Richmond, Fredericksburg & Patapsco”
CSX R171 (the former OBSS, Orange Blossom Special-South), with RF&P GP40 121 in the lead, crosses the historic Thomas Viaduct that span... (more)

Eastbound Trailer Jet is departing Brunswick, Maryland. It is passing helper power parked in the pocket track.

“NETT Change”
CSX R134 (the former NETT, Northeast Trailer Train, Memphis to Philadelphia), with CS/B&O GP40-2 6243 leading, is eastbound crossing the Patapsco River on the historic ... (more)

“ Allegheny Manifest”
On the eastern slope of Sand Patch at Manila (Main Line Subdivision, mp 209.5), Willard to Cumberland manifest CSX R356 (former ALLY/Allegheny), with Chessie Sy... (more)

CSX L394-24 highballs out of Walbridge Yard after knocking down the signal at CP Turnpike with the custom signals made for the C&O due to the Ohio Turnpike bridge being about 250 feet away from th... (more)