The uniformity of this empty coal train really brings out the rollercoaster-like grades of the Hagerstown District.
NS 227 passes by a farm in the Maryland countryside.
NS 228 passes near the Antitem Battlefield heading south with a load of stacks
Chunks of ice fly as NS211 is hit by high winds south of Vardo yard.
NS GEVO in primer is paired with a UP SD90 races southbound from Hagerstown towards West Virginia.
Awesome consist with BNSF leading EMDX then a C39-8 in the last of the sweetlight.
NS 12R crossing into Maryland from West Virginia. The deep blue sky makes the CEFX 1007 blue bird AC44 hard to spot.
Southbound intermodal along the rollercoaster-like Hagerstown Line at about 1100 on this sunny Independence Day 2005. I'm not sure why his ditch lights are off.
TV214 crosses the Potomac with the last little bit of sunlight.
A Gray Ghost Dash-9 leads this northbound merchandise train toward Hagerstown. This modern day gray ghost from the south, having just crossed the Potomac, joins countless thousands of southern gr... (more)
NS 38Q easily climbs up the grade from the Potomac river basin toward Hagerstown
NS 228 passes a monument to the left that reads, "Battle of Antietam" Fought Near Here Sept. 17, 1862.
AS I was heading south on I81, I heard 11R get permisson out of Vardo with a UP unit. I guess he was wrong... Canon EOS Digital Rebel 70-200mm F/4L lens. 1/400 sec @ F/8 & ISO 100.
The daily northbound merchandise freight from Roanoke passes over the C&O Canal on its way toward Hagerstown and onward to Allentown.
