With a trio of SD40-2's at the helm, loaded rail train 914 crosses over the Potomac River in some sweet evening light.

A pair of UP SD60Ms lead the NS 38Q Knoxville, TN to Harrisburg, PA manifest from West Virginia into Maryland over the Potomac River. Also in the consist is NS 2525 (SD70), NS 2674 (SD70M-2), NS 5... (more)

After conveniently waiting for the sun to fall behind the tree line, NS 16T rolls across the Potomac River and into Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

"Red Moon Rising"
The southbound Shepherdstown N&W CPL signal displays a restricting (stop) signal as an early June crescent Moon hovers overhead in the blue hour. Artistic interpretat... (more)

"High Hopes"
These classic N&W Color Position Light signals protect the siding and main at the northern interlocking of the Shepherdstown Siding just after sunset.

"High Above the Flood"
The Potomac River is angry as heavy rains from the previous day dropped up to 5 inches of rain in the area. High above the raging waters is NS manifest ... (more)

NS train 35Q heads over the trestle at Shepherdstown as it heads south with the GoRail unit 3rd out.

Normally nocturnal stack train 201 heads south in the last of the evening light at Shepherdstown. This train was introduced shortly after the opening of the new intermodal yard in Greencastle and ... (more)

The "who's railroad is it anyway" power lashups continue on the NS Lurgan Line. The Enola, PA to Lnoxville, TN manifest has BNSF 5121, CP 5833 and CSX 7496 for power. Pictured crossing the Potomac... (more)

A mix of railroad power leads the hot intermodal NS 203 over the Potomac River crossing from Maryland into West Virginia. In the consist is BNSF 7854, NS 8988 and UP 8665.

A pair of BNSF engines lead the NS intermodal over the Potomac River from Maryland into West Virginia following a significant Mid-Atlantic snowstorm.

Returning from it's trip to Harrisburg, PA from the night before on NS 204, 3 KCS engines lead 203 across the Potomac River from Maryland into West Virginia on a foggy rainy Saturday afternoon.

When the report came that a trio trio of Norfolk Southern's heritage fleet was leading a manifest out of Enola Yard for points south, swift action was taken to find the best suitable location wher... (more)

The early morning hours of September 7th I found myself in the historic college hamlet of Shepherdstown. The Norfolk Southern *former Norfolk & Western Railway* H Line from Hagerstown, MD to Roano... (more)