The "hogger" of this EB "NASCAR" train applies sand as he notches out the throttle while crossing the Potomac on a beautiful spring day. Check out the anticlimber.
In nice morning light a westbound train of "empty tables" starts to make its way over the Potomac River.
The Capital Limited glides across the Potomac River on a beautiful Memorial Day 2005, note the old WM trestle in the distance.
New meets old, the Capital Limited and B&O CPL's........
Westbound empty coal blasts out of Stuart Tunnel. The longest tunnel on the Magnolia Cutoff.
An eastbound mixed freight crosses the Potomac River and re-enters West Virginia. The middle of this train is in a Maryland tunnel, while the tail is back in West Virginia. An old abandoned WM t... (more)
A westbound single-stack train splits the old (but still operational) signals at Magnolia at about 1100 before crossing the Potomac River, going through a tunnel in Maryland, then re-crossing the ... (more)
A triple-header for my 300th RailPictures.net photo...yea! The power on this eastbound freight was too long for my lens...dang! Oh well, Magnolia's a great spot to spend a lazy Wednesday morning... (more)
In a case of perfect timing, the fog has just started to burn off as an eastbound crosses the Potomac on CSX's Magnolia Cutoff.
10,000 tons of coal, enough to generate 25 million kWh of electricity, thunders eastward across the Potomac River. I'm not sure why the trailing unit's nose door is open.
Colorful fall leaves surround a much more drab subject, one of CSX's gray ghost C40-8s.
This must have been the stealthiest train on the railroad!
The Baltimore & Ohio lettering still exists on the bridge at Graham Tunnel.
SD60M splits the pegs
