Crazy fast, just insane! How dare a local passenger run go this fast up a local branch line? And on a trestle! Isn't this against some rule?

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An F unit pulling a short freight weights for the higher priority passenger train to pass, in farm country, USA!

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Locomotive: EMD F7(A)
Location: Green Spring, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: BO 722
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 23, 2013

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.

Southbound passenger train flies by a local freight. A Potomac Eagle / South Branch Valley / Chase Gunnoe Charter.

Southbound local heads down hill towards Romney. A Potomac Eagle / South Branch Valley / Chase Gunnoe Charter.

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)

On a clear night in the Potomac River Valley near Romney, the constant drone of an idling B&O F7(A) echos off the valley, in a photo illuminated by a combination of flash and ambient light. The st... (more)

North of Romney Station, a southbound B&O passenger extra passes a steep rock outcrop and vintage stone wall, on its late evening trip through the scenic, and narrow Potomac River Valley. The road... (more)

South of Sycamore Bridge, the Potomac Valley afternoon excursion returns north, pulled by C&O F7(A), No. 8016, while B&O F7(A), No. 722 assists on the rear. The train will shove north through the ... (more)

As fall colors along the scenic Potomac River valley approach their peak as a result of extremely cool nights and mild afternoons, passengers on the sold out afternoon run of the Potomac Eagle enj... (more)

The Potomac Eagle makes his way across Sycamore Bridge in Sycamore West Virginia on a beautiful Fall day.

As a full moon rises over the horizon in the background, B&O F7(A), No. 722 idles on the Sycamore Bridge on a passenger deadhead from Moorefield to Romney. For more information on a Spring 2013 ph... (more)

Deep in the trough, along the banks of the South Branch of the Potomac River, the subtle drone of an idling B&O F7(A) echos off of the narrow mountain valley, in a scene painted by moonlight and... (more)

A B&O freight on the South Branch - found this image while rummaging through some old pics. I believe the date as listed is correct.

The crew of Lerro Productions, along with several elated participants, enjoy a beautiful day on the South Branch Valley Railroad during a nostalgic photo shoot utilizing the Potomac Eagle Scenic's... (more)