Reminiscent of the early 2000's, this YN2 duo CSX 7905 and 9040 lead the Hagerstown to Cumberland local D721 from West Virginia into Maryland across a muddy Potomac River following days of heavy r... (more)
It's raining as D721 gets it's signal from the BB Dispatcher off the Hancock Yard siding onto track one at Grasshopper. It slowly creeps along and flips the signal as it reaches the main. In the d... (more)
Grasshopper Hollow, WV 10/14/2010 - CSX local D-721 pulls west from the siding at Grasshopper Hollow, just beyond the small yard at Hancock, WV. In the lead are covered hoppers loaded at the nearb... (more)
Seeing the 2265 on the point of D721 reminded me of my first trip to Magnolia when 30s and 30Ms were still active on CSX.
D721-21 local is westbound has just exited thru Graham Tunnel in Maryland crossing the Potomac River on the Kessler Bridge back into WVa towards Paw Paw on the Magnolia Cutoff .. CSX 2377 , CSX 69... (more)
As shadows loom on the (no longer occupied) tower itself and on its remaining days (see the destruction debris already present), it gets to observe one more switch move, as the power for D721 retu... (more)
The old switch pipeline runs from HO Tower, controling the small Hancock yard. Soon, this will be gone, as will HO Tower and the last remaining CPL signal bridge at the yard. Seen here, D721 run... (more)
