A heritage consist lead by a re-numbered B&O unit in it's original paint scheme leads a westbound out of Carothers Tunnel on the Magnolia Cutoff.

Cumberland helper 8609 is along for the ride on westbound autorack Q261, at least until it reaches Hyndman a couple of miles up the valley, then the work begins on Sand Patch.

A local crew moves a set of power past two new SD70MAC's in Grafton.

Catching a Chessie engine on the point was getting rare by 1997. Catching a solid set of three Chessie GP40's on the Rockwood Switcher was amazing!

Not sure of the location here, but the kudzu was about to devour the rails: I was down to Chattanooga to visit my good friend Steve Hayworth; may he rest in peace.

Late fall colors make for a backdrop as two standard cabs struggle to pull an eastbound ethanol train along the Magnolia Cutoff.

D791, bound for Brunswick, Maryland, passes by the westbound vintage B&O signal which protects CSX train movements over the NS H-line/CSX diamond.

There was a time when standard cab EMDs wearing classic paint schemes powered CSX's coal trains. Hard to believe that 20 years have passed since this photo was taken.

At dusk, the 8151 takes a spin on the turntable outside of the shop in Cumberland.

In near white-out conditions, 383 reaches the summit at Sand Patch and passes a helper set and a stopped R137. The weather on this day was constantly changing, intense snowfall at one moment, bri... (more)

Racing down the tracks at 50 miles per hour, headed to Baltimore with a coal train.

The Keyser helper has one task, but it's a daunting one - shoving westbounds up the tortuous Seventeen Mile Grade.

I believe this photo was taken on a day when I should have been attending class at my high school. From what I recall, I intended to go to class when I left the house, but the weather was just to... (more)

One of my favorite classes of locomotive, a rebuilt SD40-2, leads manifest Q376 down the Potomac River Valley near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. This leader began life as C&O SD40 7509 built in Ju... (more)

You won't see any GEVOs or dark future engines in this shot, but five different paint schemes are visible - CSX, Chessie, B&O, Seaboard System, and Family Lines.