Another empty oil train (CSX K055-28) heads west, bringing foreign power for the locals to see. My first BNSF sighting in many years.
The shot shows some basic information about this caboose and the class to which it belongs, I-17A. It now dwells just feet away from the CSX Capital Sub as a display unit, and formerly had been o... (more)
The Carolinian heads north under the SB signals at Slaters Lane. This view is from the bike path of the recently created Potomac Yard Park, a narrow park, maybe 30 yards wide, that sits alongside... (more)
Soon morning commuters will be getting off their train and heading for their offices, primarily in the many federal government office buildings in the L'Enfant area south of the National Mall, or ... (more)
Commuters streak home past boats left in the water for the winter at the usually packed marinas at Neabsco, this day sprinkled with a bit of snow.
My first sighting of a train on the Old Main Line in many years. As the train was crawling at some 5 mph or less, I was easily able to drive over to St. Denis and see it again. My first "chase" ... (more)
Many local railfans have expressed a desire to live in the house on the hill!
I took my son sled riding and, lo and behold, there happened to be a rail line at the top of the hill! What a surprise!
Q249-25 has just arrived at Jessup Yard, just behind the distant bridge, and is ready to push back into the yard (. In an unusual combination move, the train brings mixed freight out of Baltimore... (more)
The yard in Hancock has often been fairly empty in recent years, but today a work train joins PPGX 3356 and other freight cars on a snowy weekend.
Commuters head home at dusk on a cold day, with snow on the marina piers; most boats are out of the water and in storage for the winter.
It seems that the seasons and the years go by but the caboose and the tree are always at the yard in Hancock.
For a view of a different caboose at Hancock, go Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)Locomotive: CabooseLocation: Hancock, West Virginia, USALocomotive #: CSXT 903869Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: January 04, 2014
Farmers talk about their days, their crops, their families, or whatever comes to mind after the sun falls below the ridge.
For other shots from the WMSR Foundation/Lerro Productions WMSR photo... (more)
Freight heads to Pittsburgh! Or as close to Pittsburgh as the Western Maryland can get before handing off to another line. This peaceful rural scene belies the magnitude of the grade ahead... (more)
The Packard, a classic! Waiting out the passing of a freight, at this unsignaled crossing, as it pounds up the hill.
NOTE: to create a more "period" appearance, white stripes on the p... (more)
