Climbing up grades reaching 2.0% the short "Sandman" run to Winchester from Gore passes by open fields and follows along Back Creek.

Running down the northeastern flank of Great North Mountain

The Winchester and Western "Sandman" bringing loads from the mine at Gore comes around a curve halfway between Hayfield and Winchester. This line is part of the original RoW of the old W&W and tra... (more)

Halfway, MD is not the halfway point on the journey from Hagerstown back to Martinsburg, WV.

The WW passes through a rural area just outside Williamsport. Half a mile ahead, it will cross the Potomac River into West Virginia.

The Winchester and Western waits on the yard lead from their track. The NS worker is walking 11R while the WW worker gets ready to line his train into Vardo Yard. Once 11R pulls south out of town,... (more)

After interchanging cars with CSX in Martinsburg, the W&W rolls through a small town where it was obvious we were outsiders.

Winchester and Western Local returns towards West Virginia after exchanging cars at Vardo Yard Hagerstown.

Winchester and Western Local heads north to Hagerstown through the West Virginia countryside.

The Winchester & Western train to Hagerstown crosses over the Potomac River near Williamsport, MD. After interchanging cars with NS in Vardo Yard it will return south over the same bridge about tw... (more)

WW"s newest power.

Round Hill is the lesser of the two grades that W&W has to conquer between Gore and Winchester. The eastbound "Sandman" was down to a crawl is it ground out the last mile of Round Hill on April 1... (more)

The eastbound W&W "Sandman" was slowly rounding a curve at the bottom of Gainesboro Hill on April 10, 1987, passing an old barn that has seen better days. RS-3 No. 527 and S-6 No. 80 have had an ... (more)

The eastbound "Sandman" had just left Gore, VA and was crossing U.S. Route 50 with RS-3 No. 527, S-6 No. 80 and 12 loads of sand. RS-3 No. 527 was purchased from Amtrak for conversion to a slug. ... (more)

The area around Winchester, VA is known for its apples and its apple orchards. W&W passes by this small orchard at Round Hill. The year's crop had already been picked on Oct. 10, 1986 when the e... (more)