The famous Pennsy E8's sit quietly at Amtrak's Pittsburgh Station.
The engineer throtles up and a cloud of smoke rises as the OCS begins its climb out of the Potomac River Valley at Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Behind the OCS, to the right, is the Rumsey Monumen... (more)
NS westbound manifest 309, cruises along the former Nickle Plate Route. To the left is CSX's former New York Central Main.
Lead by a NS C39-8, NS 309 runs the main as NS 348 holds in the siding at "Wesley".
Bound for Pittsburgh, the Altoona Railfest Special crosses the historic Conemaugh River bridge after making a station stop at Johnstown.
Spring heat and the use of a long lens with a narrow focusing plane can create an interesting effect. Witness this Conrail Blue EMD leading a string of Top Gons bound for the Pocahontas Coal field... (more)
16T, with a BNSF leader, climbs up hill from the Potomac River Valley at Sharpsburg, Maryland.
The patch on this ex Conrail motor looks like a "Milk Stash".
Westbound manifest, Q400, leans into the curve at Harpers Ferry Station.
GEVO!
A second section of Q276 passes the late 19th / early 20th century site of the Island Park station platform.
It is dedication day for the recently restored 1894 EF Baldwin designed B&O RR station and this coal train blesses the station with a fresh coat of coal dust.
A mix mash of power lead eastbound CSX autorack train past the 1894 EF Baldwin designed B&O RR station at Historic Harpers Ferry.
Waiting for the NS OCS train at Shepherdstown, 214, which I had shot earlier in the day, showed up for another portrait.
