Empty autoracks head back west on Q217-01, passing through Gaithersburg on a pretty spring day. The times they keep on changing, and a new housing development peers over the scene on the right.

Gaithersburg was a good place to sit back and watch the action on CSX's Metropolitan Sub. The afternoon rush typically began with the Capitol Limited, followed by several MARC trains destined for... (more)

Another MARC pulls in on a Friday with passengers about to head for their homes and their weekends. The train will actually block the street and some passengers will get off right at the crossing ... (more)

The cosmetic work looks great! Buffalo Creek and Gauley 14 received a full cosmetic restoration recently topped off with some fresh paint (I'm personally not a fan of the siderod color). I ... (more)

CSXT 7673 sweeps past the attractive station at Gaithersburg with a westbound autorack train at 02:49. The lighting freezes the train sharply at what I estimated to be a speed of around sixty mph ... (more)

BCG 14 shines while on display at the Gaithersburg MARC station as a CSX manifest heads west.

Nice to see a well-kept piece of equipment, even in a static display. B&O 1951 also served as MARC 3 (and perhaps others) and resided at the B&O Museum in Baltimore before coming to Gaithersburg... (more)

Departing west

Maryland Department of Transportation had 5 former B&O F7s rebuilt into "F9PHAs" for commuter service in the early 1980s. Here MDOT #7185, formerly B&O #947, leads an AM commuter train to Washing... (more)

GP35 #3532 in untouched C&O paint leads Chessie SD50 #8634 on a southbound coal drag on one of those typical east coast hot, hazy summery days. The SD50s were new in 1986 and this train had two m... (more)

New cars get hustled east to dealers, passing old CPLs whose working lives may end this year.

I wanted an EB to split the signals, but CSX sent me a WB! A manifest is good to see, any day, any time. Same with a CPL.

Not making track speed right now, as it slows for the station stop

A sunny day in May provided a good opprotunity to see MARC trains again. Despite the news of the MP36s scheduled to take over, not a single one of them was spotted on this day. It's impressive how... (more)

The trash train passes the many newspaper, classifieds, and real estate publication dispensers at the end of the MARC station platform; the station is just off the right side of the image, on the ... (more)