B&O power slumbers while across the river Western Maryland is still active counting down the days to an all Chesie System.

A westbound B&O manifest rounds the curve just east of Orleans Road, WV on October 19, 1980, led by GP40 No. 3691.

A westbound empty hopper train is getting underway on the Cowen Subdivision at Grafton, WV on May 20, 1979, led by WM GP40 No. 3797.

Faded and weary, this unit resides outdoors in Baltimore.

An extremely heavy B&O westbound manifest leaves a healthy plume of diesel exhaust as it slowly grinds upgrade west of Glencoe, PA on October 22, 1978. Fifth and sixth in the consist are two loco... (more)

B&O westbound Cumberland-Buffalo manifest, the Empire State, slowly climbs around the curve at Mance, Pa on October 22, 1978 with three GP9s. I always liked the way B&O named its hottest freight ... (more)

B&O westbound hotshot Gateway 97 drops downgrade through the S curves at Austen, WV on October 20, 1978 with GP30 No. 6922 leading four other units. Other than the Trailer Jets, Gateway 97 was th... (more)

A westbound B&O manifest exits Stuart Tunnel at Magnolia, WV on April, 16, 1978, led by WM GP40 No. 3795. At this point in time, WM operations had been integrated into the B&O and WM units on the... (more)

A westbound B&O manifest passes HO Tower at Hancock, WV on May 1, 1977 with B&O GP7 No. 6659 and a C&O GP30.

A B&O westbound empty hopper train accelerates for the climb up Cheat River Grade as it passes through Rowlesburg, WV on October 11, 1975. Ten years later the through truss bridge would be washed... (more)

It is the dog days of summer and on June 26, 1976, B&O cleans up yet another derailment in the interlocking at Orleans Road, WV. On the Cumberland Subdivision, derailments seemed to occur all too... (more)

C&O SD40 No. 7550 leads a westbound manifest up Sand Patch Grade at Manila, PA on August 15, 1982.

An eastbound B&O automotive train drops downgrade at Fairhope, PA on November 22, 1981, led by WM GP40-2 No. 4355.

A westbound B&O manifest exits Stuart Tunnel at Magnolia, WV on October 21, 1979. At over 3,000 feet, Stuart is the longest of the four tunnels on the Magnolia Cut Off. It was also the most prob... (more)

For one arriving bright eyed and bushy tailed, looking forward to a couple of days fanning the B&O Cumberland SD, this was not a welcome sight, especially for the first train of the day. B&O Brun... (more)