On the very last day of the 2010 season, I rode in the cab of 734. We lost the stoker, and stopped here on Sunnyside to build up steam, and fix a hole in the fire. I got off to take a few photos, ... (more)
This train has come down 17 Mile Grade loaded, and is parked at the Keyser Yard. If you look close at the first loaded hopper, you can see it's hooked up to yard air. Later, two engines will be p... (more)
8531 and 8664 lead a long graceful autorack on to the eastbound main as they pass Mexico Tower. In the background, you can see the cars on the crossover, leaving the westbound main. 8531 was just ... (more)
A Wheeling and Lake Erie train powers up as it passes thru the interlocking at Mexico Tower. The three engines are two W&LE EMDs with a CSX Ge in the center. The train is heading east with hoppers... (more)
Just west of Piedmont on 17 Mile Grade, a "newer" 7605 wears the same number as one of the famous B&O EM-1's which could have been seen at this very spot 66 years ago, operating on the grade they ... (more)