There is a bit of the past and the future in this photograph. In the background is the boom of RF&P Acca wreck derrick No. 1 working to clear a derailment at Brooke, VA on Sept. 25, 1976. Wreck ... (more)

My favorite circus train has always been the James E. Strates Shows train, mainly because it is always so colorful. During the 1970s, it always seemed that they managed to make their trips across... (more)

The power for eastbound Amtrak No. 50, the "George Washington," heads back to its train with Amtrak E8A No. 200 and B&O GP7 No. 5631. The power had been pulled off for some brief servicing. The ... (more)

Far be it for me to ever accuse C&O of wasting anything. In a day when "repurpose" seems to be the word, one has to look back at the C&O and conclude they were "king" years ago. Witness the MofW... (more)

A northbound SBVR freight train was nearing Green Spring, WV on Oct. 20, 1980 with MRS-1 No. 28.

A helper set was providing a bit of retardation on an eastbound unit grain train as it dropped downgrade through Benny Interlocking in Bennington, PA on Jan. 12, 1975. Looking back, the practice ... (more)

August 19, 1975 started hot, humid, and hazy and stayed that way all day long. I still remember how miserable it and the night before, camping in my truck along the C&O at McKendree, were. Mid-m... (more)

Norfolk and Western Alco RS3 No. 300 lays over at the modest NF&D shop facility at Lawrenceville, VA. NF&D was a subsidiary of N&W and leased power from N&W on a regular basis to supplement their... (more)

A southbound Baltimore & Annapolis freight was passing through Woodlawn Heights, MD on Oct. 25, 1985 with 70 Tonner No. 50.

In 1995, high-tech propane switch heaters had yet to come to the CSX interlocking at Miller Tower in Cherry Run, WV. Old kerosene switch pots were still in use. They were dirty, smelly and requi... (more)

A WM yard job takes a short break in front of the yard office in Hagerstown, MD in Dec., 1974 with RS-3s No's. 194 and 198. No. 194 was one of four RS-3s on the WM roster ordered with both steam ... (more)

A fast flying B&O local running caboose light passes through the station at Martinsburg, WV on April 3, 1971 in a scene that screams B&O.

A WVN mine run was climbing up the grade up to the switchback near Chapman, WV in a spring shower on May 5, 1978 with SW1200 No. 52 and NW2 No. 50.

Westbound Amtrak No. 33, the "Shenandoah," was crossing the Potomac River from Magnolia, WV and into Maryland on Sept. 11, 1977, led by "Pooch" No. 714. During this time period, P30CHs seemed to ... (more)

A westbound light helper overtakes an empty unit coal train as it descends Crawford Hill at Breezy Point on Sept. 13, 2000. If one closely examines the right side of the photograph, two additiona... (more)