Westbound on the B&O Akron Mainline Sub.

The first diesel locomotives that helped end the 'Empire of Steam' in the United States are commonly overlooked, when compared to locomotives like the E8, GP9's and so forth. One of these firsts w... (more)

Hallowed Ground: the interior of the 1884 Mount Clare roundhouse of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, now home to the B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore. On the right is B&O 4-4-0 No. 25 (Mason Machine ... (more)

These three locomotives were preserved in 1892-93 by J. G. Pangborn and exhibited by the B&O at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Today, beautifully restored, they're showcased in ... (more)

In the early days of Amtrak, the Floridian was short enough to be handled y a single E-unit. On this day, power is leased B&O 1446. The train will grow for a couple years, but then succumb to se... (more)

Throwback GMs. During a Lerro Photography charter, the Potomac Eagle's B&O F7 runs by a very nice 1960s Buick Electra.

Amidst the Mountains. On a Lerro Photography photo charter, the B&O F7 runs down the line with the mountains and some low hanging clouds in the background along with some nice older buildi... (more)

Tough Weather. At some points during the Lerro Photography charter, the rain was pretty heavy. Here, it was raining pretty hard (and you can see the raindrops here) as the B&O F7 does a ru... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

South Branch Crossing. On our fantastic Lerro Photography Charter on the Potomac Eagle line, the F7 does a runby on one of the many bridges on the line that cross the South Branch Potomac.... (more)

By the Mountains. The Potomac Eagle's B&O F9 runs past a rock cliff during this Lerro Photography charter.

In the former L&N yard not long before CSX.

Rolling on the River. The Potomac Eagle's B&O F7 poses over the South Branch Potomac River on a Lerro Photography photo charter.

On one of those raw winter days when the draft from the coal furnace at the nearby "FS" West Falls Tower has an alluring call, I am standing at the east end of the "B&O Bridge" that forms the east... (more)

Through the Mountains. On a Lerro Photography charter, the Potomac Eagle’s cab diesel does a runby near the beginning of an area called the Trough, which was the site of a battle in 1756... (more)