Charles Town, WV 11/20/2012 - A B&O CPL signal stands sentry at midnight along the CSX Shenandoah Subdivision, protecting the diamond crossing of the Norfolk Southern's "H-Line" to Hagerstown. The Shenandoah Subdivision links Winchester, VA and points south with the Cumberland Subdivision at Harper's Ferry. Few trains traverse this winding route through the Virginia countryside--a daily local twice a day, and a bi-weekly stone train to a quarry south of Winchester. The CPL is somewhat unique: it has only clear and stop indications, as the signal clears as a train approaches the block so long as the Norfolk Southern route has no trains lined through; the Shenandoah Subdivision has no other signals on the line until reaching the approach and absolute signals at Harper's Ferry. ISO 500, f/4.5, 30 seconds.
A continuously growing album of photos that IMHO reveal the awesome and seldom-seen beauty of the railroad world from the dimming of day to dawn's early light! From dusk to dawn, trains roll on! (I'm still finding gems of sunset-to-sunrise surprises!)
