The Winchester and Western "Sandman" bringing loads from the mine at Gore comes around a curve halfway between Hayfield and Winchester. This line is part of the original RoW of the old W&W and tra... (more)

It was a spendid Summer day on August 4, 2012 along the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, WV that just hours beforehand was overflowing not with water, but with people tubing, swimming and fishing a... (more)

What could mostly pass for in the Wild Mary days is actually a look from inside the cab of GCK 7436 as she and her sister GCK 7471 get ready to make a trip up the hill on home rails. These engines... (more)

E709 appears around the bend and a rainbow over the B&O Roundhouse completes the scene after a drenching thunderstorm had just passed minutes beforehand.

Taken with special permission and under supervision of the George's Creek Railway. 7471 sits idling and awaits for it's crew to board at Cumberland and take it and its train to Connellsville.

Taken with special permission and under supervision of the George's Creek Railway. A Western Maryland Railway local has just pushed a loaded box car from a siding in Cumberland and pauses at the ... (more)

Phase IV locomotive 184 painted for Amtrak's 40th Anniversary in 2011 leads the westbound Capitol Limited while making its routine station stop in Martinsburg, WV in front of the old Baltimore and... (more)

38Q crosses the Potomac River under the Super Moon of 2012 at Shepherdstown, WV.

Old work horses sit ready for their next assignment by the yard office. 6280 GP40-2 ex C&O 4382 and slug 2265 bask in the light and falling rain. Many thanks to Denny for some broadside lighting h... (more)

The Norfolk and Western Southbound Berryville CPLs stand tall with the moon illuminating the night sky behind them.

CSX Q216 reaches the summit of the upper Shenandoah Valley at Hobbs on the Cumberland Sub near Bardane, WV on March 28, 2012. Rain clouds loom in the distance as the sun had set over the horizon a... (more)

With one traction motor out and helpers pushing on the rear. Q359 slowly crawls through the horseshoe curve at Mance.

Something different... A westbound empty hopper trains flips the CPL on track one. I end up painting the cars with my LED lantern I had on me and the train passes. Totally by accident and it wasn'... (more)

On the other side of this ridge sits the Potomac River and Harpers Ferry, WV. Its just after midnight and Q370 has the clear signal to proceed east and enters Harpers Ferry Tunnel. It's lights ill... (more)

Maryland Heights overlooking Harpers Ferry, WV offers several vantage points. Here the rock outcroppings provide a frame for an eastbound coal train. The Hilltop House can be seen on the opposite ... (more)