A weary-looking SD35 in the dead line at Cumberland.

Not that many GP30M's were dressed in YN1 paint.

With its Chessie markings painted out, a well-worn GP30M sits in the dead line.

The only GP30M "pumpkin"

This little fellow seems out of place being surrounded by a group of big GE's. The Geneva paint has seen better days too.

Bound for Rocky Mount, NC, freight L415 has just begun its journey south behind one of CSX's newest Big 6's. In the back waits NS detour train Z450 on the right and CSX coal train U306 on the left... (more)

Two pairs of red eyes stand guard at the east end of CSX's Cumberland Yard at Mexico. Behind it sit coal train U306, yard job Y196, and NS detour train Z450, a combined NS 20E and 20K.

Amtraks Capitol Limited races eastbound on number 1 track at Mexico as the Q370, the last of 3 eastbounds out of terminal, heads out 2 East Lead to 2 Main. Amtrak will eventually cross over down t... (more)

L415 blasts off at Mexico out 2 East Lead just to head down the line somewhere and wait for Amtrak's PO30 to play catch up and eventually cross over infront of the eastbound parade.

And everyone only thinks CSX derails trains bad enough to detour! Here's an NS Detour train via CSX thru "Mexico" due to the derailment on the Pittsburgh Line, at CP Conpit in New Florence PA. I j... (more)

Q414 holds a Mexico.

CSXT Cumberland Locomotive Manitenance Facility at Christmas

The last WMSR run of the year on a VERY windy & icy day. You can see the ice falling from the trees (I was getting pummeled by falling ice chunks from the trees) & you can see how the wind is blo... (more)

Steamin around the Christmas tree...Let the Christmas spirit ring...Later we'll have some pumpkin pie...And we'll do some caroling....

Rounding Helmstetter's Curve on a cold snowy December afternoon.