As spring colors come back to the mountains, today's Q317 blasts through the small community of Corinth.
Eastbound B&O hotshot QD88 was rolling along at track speed, near Corinth, WV on June 21, 1980 with GP30 No. 6917, two SD40's and two N&W GP9s.
As CPLs fall and towers are demolished, the Mountain Sub is slowly losing some of its inherent character. Fortunately, at least one relic from the past should remain for years to come, the substa... (more)
317 has just crossed the MD/WV line for the third and final time on his trip. From here, the final 40 miles of the Mountain Sub are all in West Virginia.
New signals have been installed at several locations along the Mountain Sub, but CPLs still govern the line at Corinth.
It's late April but it still looks like winter along the higher elevations of the Mountain Sub.
