Low evening sun bothers the crew, the conductor's visor is down, and the engineer is doing the same. This autorack his headed west, out of Cumberland.
734 has just entered Brush Run Tunnel on the way back to Cumberland.
Almost eight years have passed since this photo was made, and to see Conrail blue at the shop now is very rare. Back then it was common, and fun, as it added a lot variety to the locomotives there
Birdseye view of a very popular railfan spot, the Narrows and the Bud Board.
Just A Tease. The day's first runby was conducted in the Cumberland Narrows, to take advantage of the strong early-morning backlighting. The strong sunlight held the promise of a s... (more)
The first regular excursion to Frostburg for the Western Maryland Scenic Railway is greeted by some eager passengers, coming out of storage and into Cumberland Station.
734 makes her first trip of 2010 around the famous curve, now sporting John Helmstetter's new barn.
RC SD40-2 takes a ride down the hump to go get another cut of cars to build more trains. The classic B&O's here are of the few and far between on the subdivision.
An unusual engine consist, two BNSF 70 Macs in two paint schemes, and two CSX switchers tail to tail, are pulling the Q forward after having put part of their train on receiving track three in the... (more)
CSXT E819-09 crosses over at Viaduct onto the Mountain Subdivision out of Cumberland,Md
A light dusting of snow greets inbound Q358 as one of the newer CW40-8's on the roster rolls the train over Baltimore St. in the Queen City.
U883 leaves Mt Savage & heads into the Narrows. To many locals this section of rock is refered to as devils backbone
A coal drag meets Q138