This kind of access is far more difficult now!

It's CSX now, but little visible evidence of change here

Awaiting its next assigment on the Mountain Sub

Chesie System had been infiltrating the the Baltimore and Ohio for several years when I took this picture of a long cut of empty hoppers heading to the coal fields south of Philipi.

Two veteran EMD units sit in the rain after completing a mine run from Phillipi.

Scenes like this were still fairly common along former B&O lines in the 80's. In 1988, CSX's Mountain Sub still had active towers in Grafton, Hardman, Rowlesburg, Altamont, Keyser, and Cumberland... (more)

This picture contains a wealth of details we seldom see in the 21st century. A roundhouse, turntable, color position light signals, and second generation standard cabs are all on display in Grafto... (more)

It's all red at D Tower as dusk descends on Grafton, one of the country's oldest railroad towns.

Late afternoon load of empties crosses the 110' tall viaduct. This section of the Cowen sub was built by the Corps of Engineers in 1930 to bypass the new Tygart River Dam. At a 1% grade, this curv... (more)

CSX power heads out of Grafton with a load of coal. Once a bustling yard, now only a few trains a day. The turntable speaks to the glory days of the B&O. A careful look will show the footprint of... (more)

One unit from each Chessie component road (B&O, WM, C&O)