501 brings the photo charter back into town with an ominous sky looming above and the cumberland narrows behind.

Westbound CSX worktrain departs Cumberland,Md with 34 loads of Ballast

P030 the Capitol Limited rolls into Cumberland with a rather lengthy train today that can be seen stretched around the curve in the back ground. Just outta sight on the tail end of the train is tw... (more)

Q166-25 overtakes a stopped Q394 at the old Bud Board

Q358 stops at the old Bud Board and in the narrows waiting to get into the yard at Cumberland

The eastbound Capitol Limited slows for it's station stop at Cumberland through the narrows and past a stopped westbound autorack waiting for a helper.

A lone RC SD40-2 waits for it's next assignment as it's sister/brother (2432) humps cars past the impressive tower and into the class yard.

'Ol 734 being used as pusher service after a day long Franz Charter is coming to close, heading into Cumberland.

It was train time at Mexico Tower in Cumberland, MD on Oct. 12, 1975. An eastbound WM manifest is leaving the yard as a westbound B&O manifest enters. Waiting behind the eastward home signal is ... (more)

Two AC 44's have 113 cars in tow, 78 of which are loads, headed out this morning on the "West End". Since most coal comes east, the 78 loads are no doubt for the Mt Storm power plant in West Virgi... (more)

The Capitol Limited arrives in the Queen City before continuing onto Washington DC.

Looking more like Colorado with the BNSF power and rock cut this eastbound manifest sits at the Bud Board waiting for Cumberland Yard to open up.

653 stands at the lead end of a string of stored AC 6000 CW's six of them with two EMD's On the other side, more 6000's. They are being removed, very slowly, one at a time and placed back in serv... (more)

The Capital Limited picks up track speed as it passes Mexico Tower and a waiting coal empty as it heads east for Washington DC.

Amtrak Heritage Unit 145, lead engine on the Capital Limited this day, brightens the gloomy weather at it's stop at Cumberland. It's the second time she's been on the Cap since her repaint, and ha... (more)