452 has a long line of PPLX hoppers with West Virgina coal headed for Pennsyvania.

501 works hard as she shoves 11 passenger cars and one caboose around the top curve at Helmstetter's.

734 puts on quite a show here at the approach to the Frostburg Depot. There is a stiff grade there which causes the engine to work hard. It was near 20 degrees here, and the steam is well evident... (more)

734 will climb the steepest part of the run to Frostburg here at switch number nine. Two sharp curves over the old WM line and 2% plus grade combine to make her really work the final 2 1/2 miles ... (more)

Three mighty road engines wait for service while a switcher, in the right background, gets it's time in the shop.

Freight cars behind 734 takes me back a few years! Break time at Frostburg for the patrons of this photo special.

Bright morning sunlight splashes across 930's nose as it and 757 creep around a sharp curve holding 80 loads of coal back as they begin a steep drop down the hill. The maintenace fellas pulled the... (more)

After building a long train, the operator has cut his engines from the cars, and will take his switchers back into the yard for more work. He's heading towards a switch which will allow him to tak... (more)

Engineer Rick Makosky brings the westbound Cap over the crossovers at the Viaduct Junction, just before 8pm. The track on the right is the lead over the Viaduct to the famous B&O "West End".

It's 2004, and a new SD70Mac helper set, 4813 and 4816 rest in the helper pocket at West Keyser. Later they will lead 10,000 tons of coal to Mt Storm, WVA.

73 leads the Capital Limited around the big curve near Sand Patch Summit, eastbound on the west track due to track work. The windmills in the background were all turning, usually two or three aren... (more)

A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon..with a bag of snacks and watching two pretty WMSR Geeps as they return to Cumberland with a long train.

BNSF 4645 leads CSX Q316 on the eastbound main at Keyser. The CSX locomotive on the engineer's side of 4645 is waiting to help the loaded coal hoppers behind it to the Mt Storm power plant. Note t... (more)

New Hope 17 waits while passengers load, and as she does so, Potomac Eagle F unit in C&O colors, 8016, and the South Branch Valley RR's B&O passenger Geep pose for the folks. In the right backgro... (more)

This is rare. This train was a westbound, but the power on the other end failed! These two SD 50's, 8521 and 8520 were called upon to bring the train back down sand patch. Early morning light and ... (more)