Some more classic leaders.... A pair of SD40-2 lead 11R past the former Town tower. Note the CR style letters on the tower.

A Chessie cab still with B&O sublettering, sitting in sweet-light.

16T recrews while yard power idles. These two units are about as different as two class I units can get out east.

37Q creeps into Vardo with a C39-8 leading and a caboose on the rear.

A good sized, one unit wonder local glides south.

Straightaways and partly cloudy days sometimes make numerous types of lighting on the same train. It sure was nice to see a CR then former demonstrator SD60 lashup on the 37Q.

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)

A hopper on a flatcar!

D795 heads towards the Hagerstown Yard. This shot was taken a few feet up an embankment that the line sits on.

A fisherman tries to catch something (he was succesful a minute later) while I catch a nice consist.

Three "catfish" back up to pick up their train. You know it's summer when you get good nose light facing directly south!

With the Martinsburg Roundhouse Restoration Project underway to the right and the Amtrak station to the left, Q130 heads towards its destination of Portsmouth, Va.

The nose of a MRS-1.

A nice array of power in Brunswick Yard.

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)