"Change Is Coming:" A little before 8 AM, the Frederick local (D786) runs wrong main through the Point of Rocks tunnel, preparing to make his run up the Old Main Line. Although work... (more)
The new meets the old, a new-ish SD70ACe (8/2012)pulls oil tank cars on a new-ish cross-country operation (here, empties return west as CSX K055-04) past the very old-ish :) Point of Rocks station... (more)
Empty oil train K055-23 with a KCS Southern Belle on the point returns west to the oil fields of North Dakota, passing the historic Point of Rocks station.
Empty oil trains from Philadelphia to the west often provide interesting consists along the former B&O Old Main Line. Today's K055 is no exception with a KCS SD70ACe leader and a BNSF Warbonnet tr... (more)