Enroute to Romney from Green Springs, a B&O turn snakes alongside the South Branch of the Potomac River on a beautiful late winter morning in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

A southbound GP 9 with freight train in tow slowly rolls off the many bridges in the South Branch RR at MP 15.2 at the Yard Limits. Thanks to Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.

A southbound F unit with passenger train in tow slowly rolls off the many bridges in the South Branch RR and across a cattle crossing. Thanks to Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.

Northbound Passenger train accelerates off the bridge at Romney. A Potomac Eagle / South Branch Valley / Chase Gunnoe Charter.

A southbound B&O passenger train passing by a farmer and helper loading hay. Thank you Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.

A southbound freight slowly rolls off the many bridges on the South Branch RR and across a cattle crossing. Thanks to Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.

A southbound freight rolls past a farm and along the hi-way towards Romney. Thanks to Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.

A southbound passenger train rolls past a farm and along the hi-way towards Romney. Thanks to Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.

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One of B&O's freshly painted F7's finds itself working the South Branch in West Virginia. Unlike Chase's "staged" scenes, this image dates back much further, to 2010 taken during a staged scene b... (more)

A Southbound passenger train rolls past a rural crossing where the driver of this 57 Chev. gets out to wave at the engineer and passengers. Thanks to Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.

A Southbound freight rolls past/over a farmer and his farm hand as they load a hey bail onto the back of their truck. Thanks to Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.

A Southbound passenger train rolls past/over a farmer and his farm hand as they load a hey bail onto the back of their truck. Thanks to Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.

B&O 6604 leads a freight train across one of many trestles near Romney WV

Crossing the South Branch of the Potomac on Sycamore Bridge, a B&O F unit cuts through the darkness. Thanks to Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.