The Winchester and Western "Sandman" bringing loads from the mine at Gore comes around a curve halfway between Hayfield and Winchester. This line is part of the original RoW of the old W&W and tra... (more)

Making its final stop of the day MARC P879 rolls into the Martinsburg Station under the pedestrian walkway in the days fading light. The station and walkway are being cohabitated into a Childrens ... (more)

Much of this line runs though beautiful country side with Amish farms dotting the landscape. Q116 has just crossed into Pennsylvania on its trek north fom Hagerstown to Chambersburg and is seen he... (more)

Visitors flock to see Norfolk Southern Manifest 21G climb upgrade around the apex of the famous Horseshoe Curve.

Behind a local elementary school sits a ball field. beyond the ball field lies the CSX Lurgan ie former Western Maryland. What is cool about this ball field is that it's outfield is lined by a fie... (more)

Once a busy connection line for the Western Maryland to it's connection with the Reading Railroad at Shippensburg, The Lurgan Sub was almost abandoned until CSX decided to build it's main Mid Atla... (more)

Amtrak Phase I Heritage 156 leads the Capitol Limited westbound over Interstate 81 in Martinsburg, WV.

The headlights of a westbound helper set heading up the East Slope towards Horseshoe Curve lights up the now closed Alto Tower and CP Altoona signal bridge.

A little worse for wear is Alto Tower in downtown Altoona. After closing at the end of June the tower stands silently watching the goings on around it. The removal of the PRR signals and a break i... (more)

A scene no other railroad can match, At Summerhill on the former PRR mainline between Pittsburgh and Altonna on the West Slope of the Alleghanies. 2 eastbounds race other running upgrade under the... (more)

Pulling hard leaving Brunswick Yard after making it's drop off and pick up is Rocky Mount, NC to Cumberland, MD manifest Q416 and it five engine consist rolling through the Weverton interlocking. ... (more)

While technically now in the State of Maryland, a coal train rumbles across the bridge crossing the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry. Loudoun Heights looms high above the river and is the start/end... (more)

A trio of UP engines that led a second NS 202 north the previous day, return south leading Knoxville destined freight 37Q. The engines just rumbled over the NS/CSX diamond and is passing the Norfo... (more)

It was a spendid Summer day on August 4, 2012 along the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, WV that just hours beforehand was overflowing not with water, but with people tubing, swimming and fishing a... (more)

The Norfolk and Western CPL flips from Green to Red on the main as 38Q passes by. The other signal to the left is for the siding. A Doll Mast stands on the right of the signals letting crews know ... (more)