The South Branch Valley Railroad passes through farmland along the Potomac as it exits "The Trough" seen in the distance between Romney and Moorefield, WV.

Crossing over the South Branch of the Potomac River is the days train as it begins to exit "The Trough" between Romney and Moorefield, WV.

A quad set of first generation GP's take to the hills as the Winchester and Western "Sandman" hauls twenty empty hoppers destined for the mine at Gore, VA. The train has just turned away... (more)

The South Branch Valley Railroad runs a course of 52 miles along the Potomac Valley's scenic landscape. Perhaps none more than this one was the short train approaches Petersburg, WV and the end of... (more)

MARC 875 pauses briefly after unloading passengers from DC and surrounding suburbs as CSX local D786 led by slug set 2290 (ex B&O GP35) and CSX 6484 (ex C&O SD40-2) begins to merge off the Old Mai... (more)

A devastating fire enveloped the barn that stood in the background behind the silos back in April, 2018. At the end of May, Strasburg Rail road and Lerro Productions put together a photo charter t... (more)

The eastbound Sandman huffs and puffs up Gainesboro Hill from Back Creek Valley. Seen here passing the siding that is currently used by MoW. Back in the day, trains would leave a cut here and doub... (more)

Crossing over the Potomac River into Maryland from West Virginia at Shepherdstown is 16T with an EMD SD80MAC in the lead.

Manifest 15T crosses Dovel Hollow in the Shenandoah Valley near Stanley, Virginia.

After dropping off the empties from Winchester at the shops at Gore about a quarter mile east, the crew heads towards the sand mine. As it approaches the loaded hoppers in the distance, a truck ve... (more)

The seldom documented east portal of the Harpers Ferry under Maryland Heights is not as glamorous as it's brother to the west. The brick face dates to 1894 and the only modification was only very ... (more)

Norfolk Southern Crescent Corridor intermodal 201 from Harrisburg, PA to Memphis, TN soars over Dovel Hollow in the Shenandoah Valley between near Stanley, VA just after sunrise.

A loaded Winchester and Western Sandman tackles the 2% eastbound grade up Round Hill, VA on its journey from Gore to Winchester.

Crossing over the swollen Potomac River along the Magnolia Cutoff is the eastbound Capitol Limited. A month ago, this area received a tremendous amount of rain and the river itself was out of its ... (more)

Harpers Ferry Tunnel cuts through the rock face under Maryland Heights. An eastbound crossing the Potomac River lights up the tunnel portal and interior as it approaches.