Covered hoppers were not unusual on coal trains. On this southbound four of them are on the front. They were usually limestone dust, used, as I understand, to coat the walls of mines to keep the... (more)

CSX Q376 rolls past one of the many entrances to the C&O Canal. To the bottom left you can see an old gate house and lock that was used to raise canal boats.

Q296 is about to enter Harpers Ferry tunnel west portal as the K951 holds on the Shenandoah sub.