Eastbound Amtrak "Capitol Limited" departing beautiful Harpers Ferry, WV on a crisp, yet very dry, autumn day--Note the very low water level in the Potomac River as a result of the severe drought... (more)
A birds eye view from Maryland Heights as an eastbound manifest runs wrong main past track work on the bridge at Harpers Ferry. The fall colors have been slow to appear in the Mid Atlantic region.
A birds eye view from Maryland Heights as an eastbound Capitol Limited eases past CSX MOW track equipment forces working on the Shenandoah Sub. The two subdivisions join inside the Harpers Ferry t... (more)
Some serious waving as E732 smokes it up past the 1894 B&O Station at Harpers Ferry. The new slate roof was almost finished the day I took this shot.Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)Locomotive: EMD SD70MACLocation: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USALocomotive #: CSXT 724Train ID: CSX E732Photo Date: August 06, 2006
The Capitol Limited makes its station stop at Harpers Ferry.
An aerial view of a westbound Marc train exiting Harpers Ferry Tunnel.
The headlights of a westbound manifest and the empty rock runner leave there marks on the beautiful full moon night.
Engineer Zuna holds 3 CSX AC44's and over 80 hoppers, westbound, to a speed of 25mph as the train enters a work authority at Harpers Ferry.
A Marc-bonet, westbound, leads "the Blue Ridge" into Harpers Ferry Station. Tie replacement on #1 track forced westbounds onto the eastbound main.
The Full-Moon of August 27-28 casts its glow across the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers and the town of Harpers Ferry.
Upon close inspection it appears the engineer of this MARC train is an urban cowboy complete with a matching hat pictured exiting the Harpers Ferry tunnel with suburban bound commuters
Running under cover of the shadows of the Potomac River valley, The Captial Limited rounds bend, slowly approaching it's next stop at Harpers Ferry.
On a hazy, hot, and humid August day, a group of kids tubing down the Potomac River pause to watch Q261 cross the Potomac River into West Virginia.
Three hikers rest after climbing the trail to the top of the Maryland Highlands as an eastbound CSX train crosses the Potomac River.
