For the first time in almost 2 years Maryland Thunder (WMSR 1309) charges west towards Frostburg through the beautiful narrows.

A snow squall moves in on the L-162 as they run short on time trying to get into the yard. This was not a fun moment for the drone!

Snow falls on the Cumberland station as “The Polar Express” readies for another round of kids, cookies and hot chocolate!

A lite snow falls on the WMSR’s rendition of the classic movie “The Polar Express”! Dash 8 539 also wears a new coat of the railroads fireball scheme.

The daily “Frostburg Flyer” enters the Cumberland station on a beautiful fall day.

The L-26 (pumpkin patch limited) travels through the world famous narrows. Wills creek cut this route over millions of years of erosion, or so they say.

Holding at the “bud board” M421-17 awaits the yard masters word to allow them to enter the yards. CSX 7274 “Spirit of West Virginia” is also in trail. The fall color is starting to really ... (more)

The Grafton to Cumberland local passes through what’s left of the Keyser yard while the Chessie System heritage locomotive awaits a crew to take empties West.

Making the pickup. The Bedford Park, IL bound I115-18 ties down on main 2 to enter the yard to make a pickup. Cumberland has become quite the hub for intermodal traffic in the past year. Panel swi... (more)

The CE&I heritage unit brings a coal drag down the Mountain Sub. The train will tie down and wait on a crew to take it to Newport News Coal Pier.

The CSX heritage locomotive program sure has brightened the roster up! Chessie rides the Mountain sub again. C739 from Metikki Mine out side of Bayard, WV waits for a recrew to head east to Baltim... (more)

CSX moves earth. In more than one way. C748 with 100 loaded coal cars heads east to Baltimore while the CSX facility’s team works on removing the hump hill and relaying the east half of the “b... (more)

While copying an EC-1 for a partial crossing activation M317 is headed for the Mountain sub.

The one and only GP40WH-2 on the CSX roster rests in Cumberland for the weekend with the geometry train-set. Shot with DJI Air2S

M277-11 makes a quick crew change before continuing its journey West. Shot with DJI Air2S