An early Maryland Midland westbound train is in the middle of the horseshoe curve in Sabillasville, Maryland. The leading cars are all MMID covered hoppers.

Maryland Midland’s westbound train is seen crossing over the Maryland highway 550 as it climbs the Catoctin Mountains west of Thurmont, Maryland.

EMD’s SD24 was sold to customers in the west and the southeast, but not the northeast. In 1984, some secondhand SD24’s finally penetrated the northeast when the fledgling Maryland Midland boug... (more)

A Blue Visitor. On the morning of Friday, June 18, 2021 AMTK 100 (P42DC, Midnight Blue) was on display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland along with BO 51 (EA, EMC, 5/1937). ... (more)

Cool, humid, and overcast weather makes for some of the best shooting conditions for steam. Such was the case on Memorial Day weekend on the Walkersville Southern Railroad, as Jeddo Coal Company 0... (more)

With congestion ahead in the Baltimore Terminal, and no route to Curtis Bay, K676-08 holds the siding at East Avalon on the Old Main Line.

Maryland Midland UBHF splits the out of service Western Maryland signals at Flint as it drops down Catoctin Mountain toward Thurmont and Union Bridge. Seeing this 1967-model B&O GP38 in its sharp ... (more)

A work train powered by 2060 has added its freshly emptied rail flat to the rear of the outbound UBHF that CSX will be pulling momentarily.

"Forward Progress"
Despite a 09:00 scheduled departure from its Monday night stay in Manassas, the N&W 611 ferry move from Spencer, NC to Leaman Place, PA didn’t O.S. Maugansville unti... (more)

N&W class "J" 611 heads to Strasburg, PA for excursions this summer on May 25, 2021 through Hagerstown, MD.

The Chessie Steam special passes the B&O 3768 on its way to Terra Alta, WV. Photo taken from a passenger car in the train.

With a short cut of empty cement hoppers in tow from CSX at Highfield, UBHF passes the mill in Middleburg as it nears Union Bridge. Upon arrival, the crew will pick up another unit and work Lehigh... (more)

Nearing the top of the steep climb between Thurmont, MD and Blue Ridge Summit, PA, MMID train UBHF splits the Western Maryland signal masts along Bentzel Road in Sabillasville. The two EMDs could ... (more)

On a cool, clear spring day, Maryland Midland train UBHF claws up Catoctin Mountain just west of Thurmont on its way to Highfield. The two SD40-2s are on their knees with 21 cement loads and a han... (more)

D798 switches east of Hagerstown with a Road Slug leading the way.