Another weekend on Cape Cod, another morning chase down the Falmouth Branch as MC 2010 takes empties to Otis Air Force Base for loading.

Last Light At Monks' Cove. A Labor Day weekend edition of the Cape Cod Dinner Train treats its passengers to great view of the sunset at Monk's Cove. After 10 minutes or so ... (more)

Helmstetter's. WMSR 734 struts her stuff around Helmstetter's Curve during one of the Helmstetter Farm Fund trips in 2009. This was one of the later Farm Fund trips; by this time, ... (more)

Coal Smoke Over Cumberland. WMSR 734 brings her freight train over the Potomac and into Maryland, getting ready for a day out on the line. This was one of the Helmstetter Farm Fund... (more)

We were on the way to MG Tower when we saw the Nittany & Bald Eagle's turn to Tyrone from the highway. We got one shot from the PA-550 overpass, and then got into Tyrone in time for this. CF7 #244... (more)

Odd Company. VRS' sharp-looking 50th Anniversary unit sits on ex-B&M trackage, while the Amtrak display train holds the main. Hiding in the shadows is NECR 3015, once a stablemate ... (more)

A Parting Shot. With the flash batteries dying rapidly, I took one last shot of PAR1 at White River Junction before heading back to the car.

Back At Back River. Returning to a familiar location, I skipped my usual photo spot on the roadside and found a good spot overlooking the water, as MC 2010 takes four empties to the... (more)

Early Riser. Mass Coastal's morning run on the Falmouth Branch takes empty garbage cars to the transfer station on the Massachusetts Military Reservation. The crew crossed the Cape... (more)

Practice Safe CSX...On The G&U. G&U power usually doesn't spend the night away from North Grafton. Last week, however, two units spent most of the week in Hopedale yard with part o... (more)