Not the way to start a rainy day! Night shift has left day shift a problem. Not much will move until 806 gets lifted out of the pit.

The ladies are lined up for a late afternoon shot...my goodness, it looks like 4418 "pooted"

A failure to communicate! 841, three more AC 44's and eighty empty hoppers are shocked to find the county digging under the ballast to place a water line! The CSX engineer called the track foreman... (more)

These two engines are heading up to the coal loader at Morrisons. The old depot on the right was Western Maryland. The track on the right is the Thomas Sub.

Ballet de loaders! I waited and watched for almost 45 minutes to catch the three loaders with their buckets in this position. It's amazing how they load a train without even coming close to each o... (more)

627 was just a youngster back in 2001 during this family day at the Cumberland Shop. She's drawing a lot of attention! This photo was made with a Nikon Coolpix 990, a great little 3.3 megapixel ca... (more)

4500 was once the 700, and the first of CSX 70macs. Even the shop has a big poster of her as 700. I had not seen her since those days, she was nearly destroyed in a wreck since then.

HOW ABOUT A JUMP, BUDDY! I was amazed when the electricians pulled up in the pickup with a huge set of jumper cables..7751, waiting for signal, furnished the power, and the NS unit was started and... (more)

Only the third day out for 501, she looks great in her new Western Maryland "Circus" colors. Seems to be a favorite of the riders, at least this day! Here she heads for the turntable at ... (more)

428 and 555 pass thru Westernport with 80 loads of coal and two more 44's on the rear. That's an old cast iron Western Maryland sign in it's original location, repainted by local railfans, helping... (more)

Fresh paint almost buries the detail of 734 as she pulls in to the station for her first run of the year. As usual, she's posing for photos, in particular for the young lady in the right foregroun... (more)

These two long lines of stored locomotives in the CSX Cumberland yard catch a bit of sunlight as it burns through the morning mist.

EX Western Maryland 39, now to be George's Creek 39 waits at West Keyser for delivery to the George's Creek Railway at Beryl. Damaged in the fire at Knox and Kane, looks like the boys at GCK are... (more)

Amtrak Heritage Unit 145, lead engine on the Capital Limited this day, brightens the gloomy weather at it's stop at Cumberland. It's the second time she's been on the Cap since her repaint, and ha... (more)

WMSR's Nick Bennett cuts a few stubborn bolts from the smokebox as the fellas get the old girl ready for next week. Nick has also fired and ran the 734. Next to 734 is a 2-6-0 owned by the Everett... (more)