Work continues on C&O 1309. Volunteer worker cleans years of grime from the 1309's rods
In my first trip across the USA, I visited Cumberland . I could see several locomotives.
Amtrak train P030, the Eastbound Capital Limited passes by the old B&O signals at Mexico on the east side of Cumberland with the 156 leading!
K145's power goes back to its train with one of the few remaining B&O CPL signals to the left. New signals bases are in and only a short time remains for these pieces of history. A Connor Fra... (more)
CSX Q389 splits the Eastbound signals at Viaduct Junction with an SD40-3 leader.
CSX Q249 heads west at Viaduct Junction behind a pair of SD40-2s for power.
Western Maryland 2-8-0 #734 rounds famous Helmstetter's Curve. Photo credit to my grandfather John Pickett.
Two classic ex-Conrail GP30s drift through the station, following 734's train.
Western Maryland 734 puts on a show for railfans after returning from the daily excursion to Frostburg.
Amtrak 30 passes by the B&O CPL's and Mexico Tower just east of Cumberland, en-route to Washington Union Station.
No. 734 pulls into the station at Cumberland after another successful trip to Frostburg. The big 2-8-0 is running out its last miles in 2015 before a major overhaul is required.
No. 734 rolls downgrade around famous Helmstetter's Curve on the return trip to Cumberland.
E725 heads across the Viaduct in Cumberland onto the Mountain Sub.
A beautiful ariel view of the West End of the Yard in Cumberland,MD
One of the Cumberland yard engines pauses between assignments.
