A quartet of clean bright future units has 317 rolling at a good clip through Pinto. The gravel road at right is the former Western Maryland Thomas Sub.
The warm rays of the sun highlight the flanks of Q317's quartet of locomotives.
Rolling through the "glades" of Western Maryland, Q317 chases the setting November sun.
One lone SD80MAC is all that 317 has for head end power today. An AC4400 is on the rear, ensuring that 317 makes it across the tough grades of the Mountain Sub.
CSXT 8093 has to be restarted again after sitting two and a half hours waiting for the Mountain Sub. to clear up. Photo taken at 9:28PM. It would be another two and a half hours until Q317 would b... (more)
CSX 8093 and five other units wait under the stars on a beautiful, clear May night.
CSXT 8093 sits under the "star" at Cumberland.
A well powered 317 makes good time on the Mountain Sub. A couple more miles and the train will arrive in Terra Alta where it will start its descent down the steep Cranberry Grade.
Bringing up the rear of Q317 is this scale test car, still lettered for Chessie/C&O!
8555 with nice five-chimes leads a huge lashup of slop power on Cumberland-Cincinnatti Q317.
Having just descended Cranberry Grade, the train will pass M&K and begin to climb the Cheat River Grade.
shutter 8 seconds f/2.2
The new and the old on Q317
CSX 532 has coupled to Q317and gets ready to leave as CSX 8779 drops off S400 in front of the station.
