The cosmetic work looks great! Buffalo Creek and Gauley 14 received a full cosmetic restoration recently topped off with some fresh paint (I'm personally not a fan of the siderod color). I ... (more)
Eastbound autoracks on Q276 pass by the Vulcan aggregates facility where, contrary to earlier reports that I passed on (oops!), VULX 2779, a U23B, ex-CR 2779, ex-LV 503 (ex-Wimpey, ex-Tarmac), con... (more)
Nice to see a well-kept piece of equipment, even in a static display. B&O 1951 also served as MARC 3 (and perhaps others) and resided at the B&O Museum in Baltimore before coming to Gaithersburg... (more)
Five years ago GE narrow cabs were a lot easier to find! Westbound empty auto racks pass the remnants of a light snow and the short stump of what once started the branch to, yes, Georgetown... (more)
We all miss the CPL bridge of course, but I do like the way the new poles have a certain sheen/glow, especially when they are picking up some reflected lumens off the snow all around. Note that th... (more)
Guys? Guys? Come back, guys! Don't just leave me here! This old B&O caboose, class C-27 (thanks, Scooter), appears operational but perhaps faces its last days, sitting at the end of a remot... (more)
Recycle that building! The station at Hancock is now used as an MoW base. The foreground track is the beginning of the Berkeley Springs industrial track.
For all the images from my mornin... (more)
The yard has changed (no tower, no CPLs, a few changes to the track arrangement) but the process remains much the same; the Capitol Limited heads east. In the background is a rail train; the caboo... (more)
A manifest streaks past the marina pre-dawn. Do trailing units leave their ditch lights on? Otherwise I can't explain the trailing light streaks.
My other Neabsco shots are Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)Locomotive: Location: Neabsco, Virginia, USALocomotive #: UnknownTrain ID: CSX Q415Photo Date: January 10, 2012
A VRE commuter train pushes towards DC past the marina. The double white lines are from the light coming from the windows of the double deck cars, while the red is from the marker lights on the p... (more)
The Moment of Sunrise
Thanks to George Hamlin whose footsteps at this location I have tried to follow, hopefully not too closely.
My other Neabsco shots are Railroad: AmtrakLocomotive: GE P42DCLocation: Neabsco, Virginia, USALocomotive #: AMTK 84Train ID: CSX P086Photo Date: December 29, 2011
The control board inside HO tower, a few years before its demise. Oh how I wish I had been able to see a train from up there!
For another control board view, from a preserved PRR tower, see... (more)
A well-labeled switchstand quietly takes care of business as Q174, after setting off a cut of cars for Baltimore, heads out for New Jersey on a bright sunny winter day. This engine has since been... (more)
A helper set stops short of the signal to come off the OML WB onto the Metropolitan sub, waiting for other movements to pass.
The marina stirs as yet another Amtrak heads for Washington DC on a beautiful morning.
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