With 48 loaded cars of containers hauling military ammunition. S825 passes Clarksburg yard bound for its final destination in North Carolina. This move of ammunition was considered a HOT priority ... (more)

Ex NYC SW 7 leads a string of met coal from the loadout back to Alexander WV. The unique submarine bridge is made to be under water when the river rises.

An eastbound coal drag travels eastbound though the small community of Alderson, WV on a fiery golden hour evening in early April of 2021.

3 locomotives and 100 empties cross the Pleasent Creek Bridge bound for Sentinel mine for loading.

The mountains are still glowing as the sun sinks lower behind them, while WAMX 3921 waits for its next job in Dickinson Yard. The former Western Maryland GP35 may not be on its home rails, but it ... (more)

“Knocking” down the restricting signal at the West End of Berryburg, A&O train Z812-04 is entering the branch with 100 empty coal hoppers to load at Leer South Mine, also known as Sentinel.

On the way to interchange with the Beech Mountain Railroad, A&O eases their way down the branch with 80 empties to load at the Carter Roag Mine company.

After running around the empties for the Beech Mountain railroad, A&O pulls the empties past the interchange track to shove them off for pick up.

Deep in the mountains of West Virginia you’ll find the Beech Mountain railroad. One of the most remote railroad operations in the state gives us this view of an Alco pulling empty coal hoppers t... (more)

MARC P875 runs through the Eastern Panhandle countryside at speed before making its final stop in Martinsburg, WV.

Arriving at the interchange point with the BEEM railroad, A&O 3807 leads 80 empties into Alexander along the Buckhannon River so the empty coal hoppers can be delivered for loading at Carter Roag ... (more)

BEEM alco number 114 is staging awaiting empty coal hoppers to be delivered by A&O. This unit will take a cut of empties to the load out several miles down the track and return for another cut whi... (more)

Western Maryland Scenic has become at least a temporary home for two WM veterans, rebuilt SD35 7436 and SD40 7471. I was hoping one of them would be assisting 1309 on my trip, but alas, it was the... (more)

Topping the grade at "Briden", CSX M317 is in the 8th notch struggling to make the grade.

The former B&O hotel and station in Grafton is greeted by CSX’s B&O themed office car special arriving at what is known as the “platform”. This almost gives us a view of what things were lik... (more)