Four B&O SD35s begin the descent down Newburg Grade as they pass through West End, over the ridge (or through the tunnel) from Tunnelton, WV, on March 20, 1976. They are enroute to Hardman, where... (more)

Four B&O SD35s drop down Cranberry Grade after shoving an eastbound coal drag to Terra Alta on Sept. 14, 1975. The third track has recently been lifted and salvageable crossties stacked in prepar... (more)

Four B&O SD35s shove hard on the rear of an eastbound manifest at Amblersburg, WV on Sept. 13, 1975. Track work on the eastbound track has the train climbing Cranberry Grade on the westbound. In... (more)

Four B&O SD35s shove hard on the rear of an eastbound coal drag at Amblersburg, WV on Aug. 16, 1975.

WM 5956 and B&O caboose C-2851 sit in the morning sun in front of the ex-B&O freight house. Both the GP-9 and the caboose are in almost new Chessie System paint. Today the WM 5956, B&O C-2851, the... (more)

A westbound rake of empties departs Grafton Yard. From the Colin Gray Collection

An interesting mix of EMD power eases eastbound coal down Cheat River Grade. The train will soon reach M&K Junction, where the steep climb to Terra Alta begins.

Tom Golden photo.

A B&O work extra was hurrying west at Magnolia, WV on Sept, 16, 1978 in the morning haze and drizzle, led by WM GP9 No. 6413. At the time, this was known on the B&O as a ballast cleaner. The cra... (more)

The crew of a mine run were all on the ground looking at the results of a practical joke on the engineer. While working the B&O interchange at Tunnelton, one of the trainmen strapped about 10 tra... (more)

A set of helpers on the rear of a B&O eastbound manifest were passing the station at Point of Rocks, MD on April 12, 1985.

A westbound B&O empty hopper train was passing under the signal bridge at Little Niagara, WV on June 1, 1986. Little Niagara is located a little over a mile west of Paw Paw. The location has ano... (more)

A westbound B&O manifest was passing the signal at Okonoko, WV on May 19, 1984 with C&O SD50 No. 8558. Okonoko is the west end of the Magnolia Cut Off. At one point it went from four tracks to t... (more)

A westbound B&O empty hopper train was splitting the signals at Doe Gully, WV on Oct. 9, 1983. The train was bound from Hagerstown to Cumberland. One will note that the third unit was a WM BL2 a... (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.