A lone AC44 leads a train of empties through Carothers Tunnel, the westernmost of four tunnels on the Magnolia Cutoff.

CSXT E819-09 crosses over at Viaduct onto the Mountain Subdivision out of Cumberland,Md

CSXT E819-09 slowly crosses over the Viaduct on the Mountain Subdivision out of Cumberland,Md

SD80MAC 4590 the "Spirit of Benning" pops out of the tunnel below Maryland Heights with an empty coal train bound for Cumberland.

CSXT E819-22 crosses the viaduct and continues west on the Mountain Subdivision

A couple of the Erie bretheren congregate at the east end of the yard at Cumberland. In front 233 and 395 are backing down Number 1 to tie on to empty hopper train E819, while 405 and 431 sit on t... (more)

An empty coal train slowly accelerates past P871 and approaches venerable WB Tower.

Like getting three cherries on a slot machine, I nailed a sweet payout with these three former Conrail SD80MAC's leading a westbound empty coal train through Historic Harpers Ferry.

Empty coal cars depart Brunswick Terminal passing WB Tower and the EF Baldwin designed passenger station. Both the tower and the station still function today.

In the last light of the day, E819 passes through Hansrote on the Magnolia Cutoff.

Gadgets gadgets everywhere. If you've ever wandered what's on top of those AC4400 cabs, this pretty much gives you the "birds eye" view. Too bad the horn wasn't up here too.

It seems like all the happenings are at the East end of Cumberland. Here we see the inbound conductor watching the shove back to make the double to the mty E819 hoppers while Q394 inbound power he... (more)

One dark future and two bright future six axle motors run west with a string of empty coal hoppers on a crisp and clear last day of 2007.

A matched pair of CW44AC's have a long string of empties in tow as they roll out of Cumberland to begin their assualt on Sand Patch.

It's hard to believe, but CSX's original order of 70MACs are almost a decade old!