A westbound auto rack train passes Orleans Road, WV on a Sunday morning - in the land of the CPLs.
After the Potomac valley fog has lifted, a westbound manifest comes through Orleans Road on a late October morning.
Late afternoon light on the first day of July makes it possible to shoot this eastbound coal train at the Orleans Road signal bridge.
CPL signals were commonplace on the B&O's East End until CSX began an aggressive replacement program. Currently most of the CPLs are gone, however one of the largest concentrations of them remain... (more)
Westbound empties head west past a track inspector and the eastbound signals.