A nice catch that would have been even better if the D&H unit were leading.
A loaded coal train has just departed Cumberland and is eastbound at North Branch, ducking under the old Western Maryland main visible in the background.
I believe this photo was taken on a day when I should have been attending class at my high school. From what I recall, I intended to go to class when I left the house, but the weather was just to... (more)
One of the shortest manifests I've ever shot on NS, 9666 leads a diminutive westbound with only 22 cars.
Perhaps a sign that NS is a bit power short, 20T departs Pitcairn with a single Dash 9 up front. Two SD40-2s were added on the rear to ensure that the train doesn't stall on the grades ahead.
Amtrak's Pennsylvanian heads east on the Pittsburgh Line, with the former railroad town of Pitcairn in the background.
Showing off CSX's brand new "Bright Future" paint scheme, 5895 leads a passenger special westbound at Point of Rocks.
A contingent of older EMDs rust away in Huntington.
An afternoon trailer jet passes the old PRR station in Homestead, which has since been restored.
The old tracks to the right of the main line were formerly used as service tracks adjacent to the P&LE's locomotive shops. At the time of the photo, they'd only been out of service for a few year... (more)
6086 works the connecting track between CSX and NS, near Collier Yard.
You won't see any GEVOs or dark future engines in this shot, but five different paint schemes are visible - CSX, Chessie, B&O, Seaboard System, and Family Lines.
Still wearing full C&O paint, 4617 works the hump at Cumberland.
R344 meets a westbound while departing Cumberland Terminal.
An older MARC cab unit leads a recently acquired MARC Bonnet, westbound on the Metropolitan Sub.
