CSX's Cumberland to Hagerstown Turn seen returning west with 100+ cars in tow.

Built in 1910 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is this four arch stone viaduct over the mouth of the Cacapon River near Great Cacapon, WV. Originally built for the then triple track B&O, CSX sti... (more)

The CPL signals on their next to final night direct Hagerstown to Cumberland local D720 on their westward journey.

The sun sneaks behind Sideling Hill to my west and casts shadows along the Cacapon River Valley but also on the B&O CPL Signals like here in Great Cacapon as within 36 hours, they would light no m... (more)

An eastbound coal train rolls across the 1910 stone viaduct crossing the Cacapon River.

Q217 passes under one of the many B&O signal bridges that once graced numerous locations along the Cumberland Sub.

The westbound CAPITOL LIMITED rolls under the now extinct bracket mast CPL signals at Hansrote.

Something different... A westbound empty hopper trains flips the CPL on track one. I end up painting the cars with my LED lantern I had on me and the train passes. Totally by accident and it wasn'... (more)

Snow is flying as some old power gives one last salute to the CPL's that are destined to be destroyed by the end of this week, such as here at Drywall.

The Capitol Limited has been a fixture on this line minus 10 years since 1923. Also a fixture on this former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline are it's color position signals. This week marks t... (more)

Thanks to Sean Hoyden for letting me use his equipment. Q370 lit up at Great Cacapon

A westbound empty coke train passing under a vintage B&O signal bridge at Great Cacapon, WV.

"Fly me to the Moon"... comes to mind as what looks like a spaceship is actually Q400 and it's seven engine consist rolling by Great Cacapon towards the moon filled Sideling Hill Gap along the Po... (more)

Westbound manifest rolls by and flips the Dry Wall signals

With clear skies and moonlight reflecting off the tops of the autoracks from a full moon, this scene will soon be a thing of the past as the CPL signal bridges begin to disappear on the Cumberland... (more)