BROOKSIDE FARM The farm residents pay no mind to the passing train as NS 4000 "Sonic Bonnet" leads 37Q south through Washington County, MD.

Nocturnal train 15T makes a rare mid morning run south down the north end of the H-line bound for Birmingham, Alabama.

Southbound manifest 15T kicks up some snow.

After spending 20 minutes cornering these fellas so that they would be in my shot, it finally paid off.

The 11R heads south with NS, unpatched SP, UP and VRE. Andrew B. and I chased this guy all the way to Manassas, Va.

A late NS 15T eases by my school, St. James School. The NS main can be a major distraction at times for me. Check out the straight SD40 and the C39-8 trailing.

A NS hopper train knocks down the 5.4 signal and heads south. I took this on a neighboring industrial spur (the owner said it was ok).

Local stores like this used to be the backbone of local commerce and railroad business. This building has served as (and still is for some) a fuel dealer, grain elevator, gas station, post office... (more)

I love to see pretty clean UP power like this on hotshot trains.

The 211 blasts by a house that's seen more trains for sure... Actually I think at one time this house had something to do with the railroad. N&W passenger trains used to blast through here at simi... (more)

11R heads south with a not so bad all-NS consist through a bucolic setting. This snowfall was the first significant one all year.

211 heads down with a nice all-GE consist. (BNSF B40-8 trailing) Note: I wasn't as close to the tracks as it seems. 300 mm zoom taken from the neighboring industrial spur (with the owner's con... (more)

Northbound merchandise train approaches the outskirts of Hagerstown.