A 6 unit Q249 takes autos westbound through the Magnolia Cutoff.

Emerging from Randoph Tunnel, D721 passes some codeline on the Magnolia Cutoff with an ex-Clinchfield unit on the head end.

By Sept. 10, 1977, WM trains were using the B&O Cumberland SD to reach home rails at Cherry Run, WV. We are just west of Doe Gully as an eastbound WM freight approaches, led by GP9 No. 6415 and a... (more)

During the "rent-a-wreck" era on CSX, it seemed like anything was possible. On Oct. 21, 2000 former BN, now AGTX C30-7 No. 5513, leads westbound D720 out of Randolph Tunnel near Doe Gully, WV on ... (more)

We are standing on the access road just west of Randolph Tunnel near Doe Gully, WV. Back in an oppressively hot July, eastbound No. 376 encountered a sun kink just west of Randolph Tunnel. The h... (more)

Eastbound Amtrak P030, the "Capital Limited," passes the CPLs at Doe Gully, WV on Feb. 9, 1997 after a night of wet snow.

Westbound CSX empty unit coal train V122 was exiting Randolph Tunnel, near Doe Gully, WV on Oct. 23, 1993 with two Conrail units. At the time, CSX was pooling power with Conrail on unit coal trai... (more)

The CPL signals at Doe Gully, WV stand guard as a westbound freight approaches on April 10, 2004. Although the grades on the Magnolia Cut Off are mild, the westward signal at Doe Gully did rate "... (more)

The westbound B&O "Chicagoan" was exiting Randolph Tunnel near Doe Gully, WV on Sept. 15, 1985, led by C&O GP40 No. 4074.

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.

A westbound manifest was passing through the cut just west of Randolph Tunnel near Doe Gully, WV on Oct. 12, 1980, led by GP38 No. 4816.

A westbound B&O manifest was struggling past the signals at Doe Gully, WV on Sept. 16, 1978 with GP9 No. 6539 and a GP40.

I guess this falls into the category of lash-ups I never thought I would see. On a hazy Sept. 17, 1978 a westbound B&O empty hopper train rounds the curve into Doe Gully, WV with SSW SD45T-2 No. ... (more)

It is interesting how time changes one's perspective. I remember standing on the hill near Doe Gully, WV when this eastbound unit grain train approached, led by new SD40-2s No's. 7614 and 7615. ... (more)