Foreign power! Units from my two favorite railroads--UP and NS--team up to haul this eastbound CSX manifest freight through Harpers Ferry at 0800 on a sunny Monday morning.
This eastbound merchandise train makes an unscheduled 30-minute stop in Harpers Ferry so the crew can fix whatever is causing the trailing GE unit to smoke. The green westbound signal announces a... (more)
This eastbound mixed freight rolls into Harpers Ferry at about 0745 on a sunny Monday morning. The green westbound track signal indicates more action is on the way.
Colorado coal train with UP power winds along the Potomac River eastbound towards Baltimore.
Q400 heads west in the beautiful afternoon sunlight with a dirty ACe leader. Canon EOS 10D w/ Monopod-mounted 70-200mm F/4L lens. 1/320 sec. @ F/8.
Q261 navigates the curves during the climb uphill west of Harpers Ferry.
Eastbound manifest at Harpers Ferry
The eastbound Capitol Limited crosses the Potomac River on a beautiful Spring day. Visible in the background are the mountains of West Virginia.
The westbound Capitol Limited stretches across the full span crossing the Potomac River. Four private cars on the rear end add to the length. The last car is visible exiting the tunnel.
The Winchester local approaches the historic town of Harpers Ferry on the Shenandoah Sub. The CSX Cumberland Sub is visible in the background.
MARC commuter train is dwarfed by the tunnel at Harpers Ferry. Seen here crossing the Potomac River with commuters returning to the West Virginia suburbs from Washington DC.
An eastbound merchandise train, led by two C40-8s, including a foreign UP unit, rumbles across the Potomac River at about 4:00 PM.
Q130 crosses the Potomac River late on a beautiful spring afternoon.
