A pair of Cumberland helpers sit on the City Track as the Queen City becomes aglow.
A couple of the Erie bretheren congregate at the east end of the yard at Cumberland. In front 233 and 395 are backing down Number 1 to tie on to empty hopper train E819, while 405 and 431 sit on t... (more)
THIS IS RARE, at least in this area, an all EMD 6 unit locomotive consist..and, all 70 macs. The third unit back is 4589, "The Spirit of Nashville". A westbound manfiest hustles pass 4791, her cr... (more)
Railfans show up for the May 2nd opening day for regular steam runs on the WMSR..... are you in this photo?
The sun has broken through the clouds to illuminate this Ex Seaboard SD50, which is the lone helper waiting on the City track this morning.
A view of the other side of the shops rarely seen from this angle. Taken from the hillside with a Sigma lens at 400mm
In fresh paint 734 crosses the state line for the first reg schd run of 2009 season
Fresh paint almost buries the detail of 734 as she pulls in to the station for her first run of the year. As usual, she's posing for photos, in particular for the young lady in the right foregroun... (more)
Early on a Sunday morning..all is quiet, and this trio are the Sand Patch helpers resting in the "pocket" at Cumberland. Note the early CSX paint on the middle unit, the 8508.
P030 at approaching Baltimore Street with 3- SD50 helpers on standby for the next heavy train east over sand patch grade
The ladies are lined up for a late afternoon shot...my goodness, it looks like 4418 "pooted"
P030 is beats its scheduled arrival time by 5 minutes today but quickly looses that and more in a breif rain that hits the area. The actual holdup however is because the conductor has to issue tic... (more)
Q375-24 departing beautiful downtown Cumberland & US 40 with a standard cab Dash 8-40C up front!
