A westbound empty hopper train waits for the signal to enter the yard as eastbound Amtrak No. 704, the "Blue Ridge" passes Mexico Tower in Cumberland, MD on March 21, 1976 with P30CH No. 714.
WM 734 rounds Helmsetters curve during a photo freight excursion
The eastbound Capitol Limited is about to clear the yard, hopefully with some freights to follow. Alas, it didn't turn out that way.
Awaiting in the yard/shop area of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, Western Maryland 734 gets warmed up for the day to begin and a trip to Frostburg, MD and back. Also in the shot, Western Mar... (more)
WMSR 734 thunders into Brush tunnel on a photo freight.
CPLs going! Rumor has it that the CPLs at Mexico are gone this year, and maybe the ex-tower comes down also. Here, Q394-04 is yarding its train after a run from Toledo. Lots of details t... (more)
Narrow Cabs! Narrow cabs are not (yet) in heads up / chase status, but it was nonetheless a pleasure to see a matched pair of C40-8 engines on K497-03, pulling empty ethanol cars (and an id... (more)
The autumn silence is shattered as WMSR 734 pours on the steam approaching Brush tunnel as the sun breaks through the clouds.
An AC6000 leads a loaded coal train through Viaduct Junction in downtown Cumberland, MD as it heads east towards the yard. After a crew change, the train will continue east along the former B&O Ma... (more)
Cumberland, MD 2/24/2013 - Amid the bright light of the west end yard throat of the massive Cumberland yards, SD-50-2 8617 waits its turn for yard duty. Once one of the hottest and strongest locom... (more)
On the outskirts of Cumberland, #30 heads east after a recent snowfall.
CSXT 911 leads a coal train East out of Cumberland early on a saturday morning just as the sun peaks out behind the mountain clouds.
Western Maryland 2-8-0 adds a little push to Westbound freight on a cool October day.
CSX Rail train heads east through the cumberland narrows
