Traffic was somewhat slow on the Cumberland sub this day - we missed a few westbounds trying to find a location. The U833 had a hard time getting out of Cumberland and gave us plenty of advance n... (more)

Unit coal rolls along the mountain side and under the classic B&O CPL's at Ambrose.

Its only 10:44 PM but the moon is bright and stars streak across the sky above. Almost 7 minute exposure at f5, ISO 250.

Almost midnight in the mountains and an eastbound Q train is on the approach. On the Cumberland Sub, this is the last pair of bracket masts still standing between Paw Paw and Hancock. Change has... (more)

For one arriving bright eyed and bushy tailed, looking forward to a couple of days fanning the B&O Cumberland SD, this was not a welcome sight, especially for the first train of the day. B&O Brun... (more)

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)

Passengers on the eastbound Cap roll across the old stone bridge at Great Cacapon, easily one of the oldest structures on CSX's Cumberland Subdivision.

The bracket mast CPLs at Hansrote frame the westbound Capital Limited.

An eastbound passes the bracket mast and enters the second half of the S curve.

CSXT's AC6000CW #685 leads an mty T104 coal train, westbound under the MP 130 "Drywall" CPL Signal Bridge, as it heads for the Magnolia Cutoff.

With no CSX trains running, the Capitol Limited has the entire Cumberland Sub to itself on New Years Day 2009.

CSXT 5315 leads manifest train Q415 eastbound, under the CPL signal bridge in Great Cacapon, WV.