Q317 heads out the Mt. Sub over the Viaduct in Cumberland with it's usual bevy of power on the head end with a total of 7 units today.

It's another Hot Hazy and Sunny day in Cumberland but hey there's something refreshing coming. We'll catch the wave with Amtrak as he scoots down between the EAS and WAS at Mexico.

Amtrak's Capitol Limited glides down into Viaduct, crossing over from 2-1 for a station stop while the BB Dispatcher has the switches bent 2 to the Mt. Sub to hand off an E819 Mty Coal bucket to t... (more)

It seems like all the happenings are at the East end of Cumberland. Here we see the inbound conductor watching the shove back to make the double to the mty E819 hoppers while Q394 inbound power he... (more)

Eastbound coal bucket takes the signal at Virginia Lane while the Q359 with 2 D8-40C Spartain Cabs pull up the freight asking for permission by Amtrak and Baltimore St. to head for the hill.

21T has the hammer down through Mill Creek cruisin right along.

The WM Cumberland station is a busy place today. WM 25 along with two passenger cars await the arrival of WM 734 from Frostburg.

Eastbound autorack train buzzes by an mty 591 hopper train in on 1 Pit for South Fork. Too bad there wasn't a CR hopper behind the SD70 along with no NS Patch on the unit! Almost like the good ole... (more)

The start of good things to come foreign power wise for the day. Eastbound PPLX train rolls through the long sweeping curve out of SO interlocking with BNSF SD60M in the H1 Paint Scheme!

Everything on the PGH Line between SO and Conpitt has been put into backwards mode as the Sperry Truck has number two track O.O.S from SO to Conpitt. Eastbounds including this truck train make a r... (more)

The 21G was the standout train on the Pittsburgh Line today. It's nice to see a D8-40C in the lead but even better yet when it's still in CR with a KCS and BNSF behind it!

10A's helper shoves hard through Portage splitting the PRR position lights that still stand proud at 258.9 soaking up the last of the evening rays on this longest day of the year.

You'd think NS was trying to be like CSX for once. It's nice to see 2 SD40-2's NOT in the helper pool leading an mty trash train back East to NJ. 64J, train in a picture, crosses 1-2 at C with dow... (more)

I thought of doing some railfannin before I went to the Pens hockey game and I find myself many trains in one spot and of course loving it. NS Westbound stack train crosses from the Port Perry ont... (more)

A mild December evening and the smell of the Tie Plant lingers in the air as a one unit wonder puts the hammer down in sweet evening light heading for Cumberland and a crew change.