Resting at the shops, waiting for her regular inspection and maybe and oil change. She was the first in what has become a long, long line of AC44CW's for CSX. And there's no doubt she spent a lot ... (more)

CSX 2629, the local switcher, rolls past standing work train power as the crew heads for the yard shack to find out what the trainmaster wants them to do. The work train power is slug 2335, mother... (more)

The unmistakable face of a GP30 is here represented by WMSR 501. In a few, the 501 will be assisting WMSR 734 up the hill to Frostburg with a seasonal heavy load of passenger cars.

The old lady shows off with a beautiful plume of fossil fuel waste against a blue sky. Sometimes she seems to have a penchant for showing off for the folks.

CSX 358 heads a string of empty hoppers, just down from the Mt Storm Power Plant. The string of empty aluminum hoppers basking in the morning sun, show signs of heavy use, the insides well polishe... (more)

A CSX container train proceeds at track speed on the east bound main thru the Cumberland Yard. NS 8859 along with NS 2647 are coming off a freight track with a manifest bound for Sand Patch and f... (more)

Two BNSF 70 MACs bring CSX Q394 off a freight track. they will move out to the west bound main until the end of the train passes the last road crossing in Cumberland, then the GE in the right back... (more)

The two tracks in front of our train here are the mains leading to and from 17 Mile Grade. It's on an interchange track which will lead it and it's eighty or so loads of coal up the old Western Ma... (more)

A late October snowfall covers the yard. The coal loads will leave in an hour or so. 282 and another AC six axle has brought this train down 17 mile grade yesterday, and those two engines will be ... (more)

A crowd of folks are on hand for photos of the Western Maryland Scenic in pretty fall foliage. watching as the WMSR Geeps shove on a long train. The cut here is a nice place to view the RR as it ... (more)

2629 tiptoes down track RC2 between parked road power as she goes east for some switching moves.

This is one of the steeper grades on the WMSR, up out of Woodcock Hollow, and the Geeps are giving it everything, shoving all out on this extra long train while a trailwalker watches.

WMSR's GP30's look good tail to tail shoving on an extra long excursion train. They will really be working hard on some of the steeper grades ahead.

Mike Spooler is at the throttle of 734 as she puts on a show thru the Narrows. Just cool and damp enough for nice steam!

Just before sunrise, CSXT 644 rests on a freight track in the East Keyser Yard. Last evening, these loads were brought down 17 mile grade, and later this day the two engines will become helpers an... (more)