CSX SD50's, 8627-8580, westbound on the ex-B&O Keystone sub climbing Sand Patch grade at Mance, Pennsylvania. January 18, 1997. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo
An eastbound CSX train exits Maryland and enters West Virginia as it crosses the Potomac River.
CSX Q511 pulls into the siding at Worthville for another meet. The scenery along the "Short Line" (LCL Sub) is second to none and it's always enjoyable to spend a day on the old L&N.
CSX Q511 takes the siding at Glencoe to meet a couple of northbounds.
CSX SD50 8627 leads a ballast train northbound into Spruce Pine. Click Here to see a video of this train.
The P&W Helper sits on the east leg of the wye at Edineau as eastbound S384 approaches.
On a pleasant spring afternoon, 8627 singlehandedly leads an empty hopper train through the Potomac River Valley. This section of the Cumberland Sub is rarely photographed, compared to places lik... (more)
Westbound Q217 crosses over Indian Creek Viaduct as it descends the west slope of Sand Patch Grade.
The second of the three southbounds sweep around the curve..
Westbound merchandise train exits the west portal of the Union Dam Tunnel at 1530, making its way along the Old B&O Mainline.