“Line of Departure”
The CSX local has already blown this burg for Hagerstown, as Maryland Midland’s conductor lines the switch in preparation for UBHF (here symbolled as CSX Z437) ... (more)

“Reflections of Spring”
At 09:43, a total of five Maryland Midland EMDs pull a 26-car train of aggregate–from S.W. Barrick’s Woodsboro quarry to Barrick’s Finksburg Term... (more)

Maryland Midland W/B Train UBHF is coming through the town of Blue Ridge Summit, PA preparing to cross Monterey Lane passing by the Ex Western Maryland Railway Blue Ridge Summit Station which is n... (more)

At 08:56, Maryland Midland’s stone train (UBST), as light engines, bridges Little Pipe Creek, southbound at mp 16.4 on the MDOT Sub (the former PRR/PC Frederick Secondary). Called at Union Bridg... (more)

“Rock ‘n Roll”
At 09:36, Maryland Midland’s UBST departs the S.W. Barrick quarry with a healthy (26 car) train of aggregate destined for Barrick’s Finksburg Terminal at Cedarhu... (more)

“Emmitsburg Jct. Redux”
Still operating on its winter schedule despite the calendar, Maryland Midland’s UBHF, with 34 loads of Portland cement (about 4800 tons), charges west past ... (more)

“Double Your Pleasure”
Having already dragged 8 cement loads up the mountain to the CSX interchange at Highfield, UBHF, as light engines, returns east to retrieve the remaining 23 lo... (more)

“The End of the Beginning”
Manned helper BAYL 3065 shoves on the rear of 30 Lehigh Cement loads (roughly 4200 tons) as UBHF plies west through Graceham, en route to the CSX interchan... (more)

“Descent from Blue Ridge Summit”
Descending off South Mountain, after choreographing the “Highfield Ballet” with CSX, Maryland Midland’s UBHF(E), with two loads and 20 empties,... (more)

Maryland Midland UBHF is coming through the fields entering the city of Rocky Ridge, MD

“A Flare (Flair) for Hauling Stone”
As light engines, Maryland Midland’s stone train (UBST) is crossing LeGore Bridge Road, about to enter the Barrick Quarry property to fetch sto... (more)

“Assault with Intent”
Coming out of the horseshoe curve at the Hogpen Signals near Sabillasville, Maryland Midland’s UBHF(W) is hoisting 40 cement loads (ca 5600 tons) and o... (more)

“You Pull 4300 Tons…”
...and what’ya get? Well, with a compromised power assortment, you get a stall, just moments after this exposure. With 31 cement loads out of Union Bridge, ... (more)

MMID uses CSX's Hanover Sub to pick up their inbound cars at Highfield on a cool fall afternoon.

UBHF enters the Horseshoe Curve at Sabillasville with the peak fall colors matching nicely with the SD45 carbody trio on the head end.