Deep in the Potomac River valley, CSX 6406 brings an eastbound manifest out of the mountain and past the old color position light masts at Magnolia, WV on a spring afternoon.

A rainy day look back through time... Eastbound autorack loads illuminate the B&O CPL signal bridge intermediates at MP 130.4 as they travel across the B&O's Magnolia Cutoff between Cumberl... (more)

A rainy day look back through time... A cold, February night on CSX's ex-Baltimore & Ohio Magnolia Cutoff finds moonlit skies and a double track, mainline B&O CPL signal bridge at the MP 12... (more)

After briefly crossing in and out of Maryland, the D721 local returns west with an ex-Clinchfield SD40 rebuild leader.

Reminiscent of the early 2000's, this YN2 duo CSX 7905 and 9040 lead the Hagerstown to Cumberland local D721 from West Virginia into Maryland across a muddy Potomac River following days of heavy r... (more)

On a beautiful Summer day, the Capitol Limited crosses overhead from West Virginia into Maryland. The passengers are treated to some beautiful scenery along the B&O's Magnolia Cutoff.

You're standing in West Virginia, looking into Maryland through Graham Tunnel and then back into West Virginia on the other side as the Potomac River twists around the rugged mountains east of Cum... (more)

It is a gorgeous late spring afternoon at Magnolia, WV - deep in the Potomac River valley - as the 5355 East exits Graham Tunnel and crosses the river prior to entering Stuart Tunnel. The more dir... (more)

Amtrak 30, the "Capitol Limited", charges eastbound over the Potomac River in Magnolia, WV on its trip east along the former B&O to Washington, D.C.

You don't see many pictures from that remote piece of railroad nestled in the Potomac valley, now that the distinctive B&O style color position light signals have gone away. In their swansong year... (more)

Crossing over the swollen Potomac River along the Magnolia Cutoff is the eastbound Capitol Limited. A month ago, this area received a tremendous amount of rain and the river itself was out of its ... (more)

CSX 9010 East exits Graham Tunnel and crosses the Potomac River as it passes from West Virginia into Maryland through the tunnel and then back into West Virginia at Magnolia, as described by the p... (more)

CSX Q261 exits Stuart Tunnel and splits the signals at Magnolia Interlocking that were added during the line upgrade program which allowed Doublestacks to finally use the line.

Westbound CSX Q349 is exiting Stuart Tunnel at Magnolia, WV on Oct. 23, 1993 with two SD60s. The Cut Off is no match for places like Sand Patch when it comes to fall color, with the trees at trac... (more)

A B&O work extra was hurrying west at Magnolia, WV on Sept, 16, 1978 in the morning haze and drizzle, led by WM GP9 No. 6413. At the time, this was known on the B&O as a ballast cleaner. The cra... (more)