955 sits at the head of eight freight cars, ready for eastbound manifest Q 316 to pick them up for a trip to Cumberland MD 955 probably needs some work at the locomotive shop there. CSX calls thei... (more)
A crowd of folks are on hand for photos of the Western Maryland Scenic in pretty fall foliage. watching as the WMSR Geeps shove on a long train. The cut here is a nice place to view the RR as it ... (more)
Big ol 7642 makes a pretty sight in the late afternoon sun as she and a friend zip an autorack eastbound toward Cumberland.
342 and mate have a bad order hopper in tow here. They are bringing it down from the coal loader at Morrison's, and will crossover to the near track here, which is the old Western Maryland Thomas ... (more)
Working on the lower part of Helmstetter's Curve, nice dry rail and a seven car train, no helper. She sounds great and looks great, steam from the stoker exhaust under her tender.
Out of sight is the Keyser Yard's crew shack, and the van on the left has just brought a new crew to the 3034 and sister 966 to haul a train out of sight on a yard track. Everyone but me seemed no... (more)
A late October snowfall covers the yard. The coal loads will leave in an hour or so. 282 and another AC six axle has brought this train down 17 mile grade yesterday, and those two engines will be ... (more)
361, a helper on a Mt Storm coal haul casts a reflection on an aluminum hopper as a string of empties zips by it on their way up the mountain for more coal.
Coal is king in Keyser! 573 and friend have just brought loads in from the west as AC44CW 382 and AC60CW 5014 zip by west bound with 115 empty aluminum hoppers trailing, moments away from an ass... (more)
This is the far reach of the CSX west Cumberland Freight Yard. This remote operator is preparing to go back into the yard. In the background are the Sand Patch helpers.
A long excursion train works uphill at the Parkesburg Bridge. Just a little past peak, the leaves are still very colorfull.
A timeless look exudes from 734 as she rests after bring her train up the hard pull to Frostburg
Westbound, and just over the summit, this container train still has most of it's cars moving up the eastbound side of the Sand Patch tunnel, which is just around the curve in the background.
734 makes her first trip of 2010 around the famous curve, now sporting John Helmstetter's new barn.
What appears to be a spanking new rebuilt SD40E exits the Galitzen Tunnels leading a two unit helper set.
