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)

A westbound B&O manifest struggles around Turkey Foot curve and past the CPLs on October 21, 1979. Back then, it always fascinated me just how much tonnage B&O could tie on to two worn out Geeps.... (more)

An eastbound B&O coal drag grinds up Cranberry Grade west of Terra Alta, WV on October 21, 1977. As seemed to frequently be the case back then, a second generation unit is leading a mixed bag of ... (more)

A westbound B&O empty hopper train crosses the Potomac River at Magnolia, WV on October 21, 1979, led by GP35 No. 3512.

WM SD35 No. 7433 was leading a brace of four SD35s as they shoved hard the rear of an eastbound coal drag at it climbed Cranberry Grade on September 21, 1980. At this point in time, WM units had ... (more)

Eastbound B&O No. 8, the "Shenandoah," was making its station stop in Cumberland, MD on June 15, 1970 with E8A No. 1467 and four cars. In the distance, behind the train, is Alco S-2 No. 9065, whi... (more)

Towers always catch my attention and so do GP30s. The B&O owned a large number of GP30s and liked them so well it kept them running right through the creation of CSX. Bad lighting or not I had no ... (more)

Eastbound Grain Extra passing GK Tower in Norwood

The NorthEast TrailerTrain (also called the Philly TT)passing JO Tower and the metal depot.

One might think that the Magnolia Cut Off is all downhill eastbound, since it roughly follows the Potomac River. However, as the Cut Off works east, the separation between the railroad and river ... (more)

An eastbound B&O coal drags takes a short break at Orleans Road, WV on October 19, 1980 with GP40 No. 3705 in the lead. MofW forces were busy behind the photographer restoring Orleans Road interl... (more)

The morning fog is slow to lift out of the Wills Creek valley as a westbound B&O Trailer Jet grinds upgrade near Foley, PA on September 17, 1983, led by freshly repainted GP30 No. 6932.

I made nice catch of a southbound freight north of the the Capitol.

B&O 1445 pulls the westbound "Diplomat" past the then-operating Quaker Oats plant just prior to stopping at B&O's Akron Union Station on a fine morning in the late 1960's. Soon the passenger train... (more)

A westbound B&O manifest freight accelerates through Harpers Ferry, WV on April 3, 1971. Those old tonnage weary F units were living on borrowed time and to catch a pure set of three was quite a ... (more)