I had always been curious of what Sand Patch Grade was like between the east end of Falls Cut Tunnel and Fairhope, PA. On Aug. 1, 1981, I decided to find out and hiked it. About midway down ther... (more)

B&O SD40-2 No. 7617 was leading a westbound empty hopper train out of Randolph Tunnel near Doe Gully, WV on Oct. 12, 1980.

A westbound manifest was passing through the cut just west of Randolph Tunnel near Doe Gully, WV on Oct. 12, 1980, led by GP38 No. 4816.

Considering its remote location, one would have never thought Falls Cut Tunnel would have become a trouble spot. Such was not the case. In the early 1980s, the excellent swimming hole below the ... (more)

An eastbound B&O coal drag was climbing Cranberry Grade between Amblersburg and Rodemer, WV on Sept. 21, 1980, led by recently repainted SD40 No. 7593. During this time, coal drags usually ran in... (more)

An eastbound B&O coal drag was giving it everything it had as struggled the last couple of miles into Terra Alta, WV on June 21, 1980 with GP30 No. 6953, three GP9s and a GP35. I have always been... (more)

Eastbound B&O hotshot QD88 was rolling along at track speed, near Corinth, WV on June 21, 1980 with GP30 No. 6917, two SD40's and two N&W GP9s.

A westbound B&O manifest was struggling through Hansrote, WV on Oct. 21, 1979 with two GP9s. B&O seemed to run the higher priority manifests with plenty of motive power, however the lower priorit... (more)

A westbound B&O manifest was climbing upgrade at Brackens, PA on Oct. 22, 1978, led by GP38 No. 3833. The fifth unit was a WM F unit. At this point, B&O was literally running the remaining WM F ... (more)

An eastbound B&O manifest was dropping downgrade at Philson, PA on Oct. 22, 1978, led by GP40-2 No. 4255. Note the background. There is obvious damage from a past forest fire. Today, the forest... (more)

A westbound B&O manifest was splitting the signals at Turkey Foot, WV on October 21, 1979, led by WM GP40 No. 3795. If you note the concrete footing to the left, one can see that at one time a si... (more)

A westbound B&O light helper set was crossing the Cheat River and passing through Rowlesburg, WV on Oct. 21, 1978 as it headed to the rear of westbound manifest WI-35 to give it an assist up Cheat... (more)

A westbound B&O empty hopper train was backing off a cut of empty coal hoppers at M&K Junction for the next day's M&K Local on October 20, 1978. The building to the right is the shop where the he... (more)

A westbound B&O empty hopper train was slowing to make a set off at M&K Junction for the M&K Local on October 20, 1978. Later in the evening, an eastbound drag would stop and pick up the loads, l... (more)

A westbound B&O manifest was struggling past the signals at Doe Gully, WV on Sept. 16, 1978 with GP9 No. 6539 and a GP40.