Short winter-season consist; one locomotive

Departing

Slowing for its station stop

Phase 3, Phase 5, Phase 4, followed by solid Phase 4b; P029 was reppin' it all! This spot is great for seeing Amtrak and MARC trains pulling speeds in excess of 70mph as they blast through the Mo... (more)

This was MARC's most colorful era, several different paint schemes could be seen on commuter trains, including the blue dip livery worn by #31.

Q398 EB under the historic wooden arch bridge (now steel reinforced) at Washington Grove. Caboose in the distance is ex-Missouri Pacific, now on private property adjacent to the line.

Engine 721 leads train E721 up the 1% grade out of Derwood Dip.

with a wave from the engineer the 1st trick Rock Runner passes under our historic humpback bridge. nose lettering seems to have been applied twice.

The westbound Capitol Limited roars past the diminutive passenger shanty at Washington Grove.

The Lead Engine of the Trash Train Creeps Past The Shed at Washington Grove

rock runner's lead unit exhibits an uncommon variant of the CSX "Bright Future" paint scheme. the yellow on the forward edge of battery boxes shows up quite well on a clean unit.

K951 was holding for the rail and tie gangs to get themselves sorted out before the AU dispatcher could put him over to track No. 2 at Derwood.

Q148 was overtaken by P030 on track 1 and waits to be to crossed over at Derwood. GCFX 3096 in its gray-with-blue-stripes is more subdued than the colourful UP units that have been seen working o... (more)

Heading west from the Shady Grove transfer station to the Dickerson incinerator, GP40-2 6927 and road slug 2326 haul 47 intermodal trash loads through the morning haze.