It seemed like a good plan - hike up to Loudon Heights the night before, camp out, and be in position for some early morning eastbounds. Sunday dawned as a picture perfect day with not a cloud in... (more)

Viewed from the historic but dilapidated Hilltop House, K455 crosses the Potomac with a pair of CN GEs leading westbound ethanol empties.

A CSX passenger special departs Cumberland while a westbound freight waits on clearance into the yard.

The Cap crosses from 2 to 1 in HO's pipeline connected interlocking.

Always a good bet for interesting power and an early afternoon appearance, 347 aka "The Dirty Shirt" heads west for Cumberland.

Another early CSX oddity, a GP 16 wearing CSX paint. By the early 90's, the GP 16s were no longer active on CSX, there probably weren't many others that received a CSX paint job.

The Mobile Division Operation Redblock engine leads an empty hopper train westbound on the Cumberland Sub.

The operator lines a route through NA, one of the smallest towers on the former B&O.

The eastbound Cap slows for a station stop in Martinsburg.

A lone AC44 leads a train of empties through Carothers Tunnel, the westernmost of four tunnels on the Magnolia Cutoff.

V634 rolls east on clear signals, crossing the icy waters of the Cacapon River. Things got a little more complicated east of here, when the Low Grade over North Mountain was blocked by a stopped ... (more)

A short train for the U.S. Silica plant near Berkeley Springs heads down the branch, caboose first.

Q400 rolls west through CPL alley on the former B&O main.

Visualizing the shot before the train arrived, I thought a long train of autoracks stretched around the curves would look pretty nice. Unfortunately, 249 was only running as light power on this da... (more)

As CPLs are removed from many locations across the former B&O, the Cumberland Subdivision still hosts a large concentration of them....for at least a little while longer.