The GP35 was essentially a baby GP40. It was a little shorter and had fewer horses under the hood. It was kind of the transition loco between the GP30's and the GP40's. The B&O had many of them bu... (more)

This unit had a new paint job with a very deep Navy Blue much darker then standard B&O insignia blue. I thought at the time this was new B&O standard. However, it was the only unit I ever saw in t... (more)

B&O was short of horse power in the first energy crisis 1967-1970 when coal usage increased sharply. Espee had a surplus of power and leased many u-boats to the B&O. 6752 was working the daily Wes... (more)

This F unit is looking through the doorway of a doomed engine house.

The diesel fuel for these old faithful steeds was delivered by tank car and unloaded directly as needed. These hungry units used copious amounts of fuel and sand on the rickety coal trains that pl... (more)

Fast on the heels of NO. 11 The overnight St. Louis hot shot takes the siding to meet No. 12 right in front of where we stand here.

The Metropolitan races to the Summit with a steadfast E8 on the headpin. The mail sack is seconds way from becoming a chore for railway postal worker in the C&O RPO. This seemed like a good idea a... (more)

Merchandise freights were scarce on this mainline to Parkersburg. In the late sixties the Great B&O century was coming to an end. Soon the first generation locos would disappear and the B&O C&O, W... (more)

How lucky I was to photogrqph this train with four GP30s.

Westbound empty Robinson Run Turn bound for flood loading at Consol Energy's Consol 95 Mine.

The Clarksburg Turn passes MD Tower