CSX 8743 leads L415 through Martinsburg, West Virginia. In the background is the old Miller Tower that was relocated to this spot after it closed.
L415 sits at Brunswick waiting for a clear signal to head east with one of the notorious 4700/4800 series SD70MACs on the point. These 130 unit along with the 20 SD70ACes are known best for the te... (more)
6000 power starts grinding towards points east past some relics in the twilight.
Bound for Rocky Mount, NC, freight L415 has just begun its journey south behind one of CSX's newest Big 6's. In the back waits NS detour train Z450 on the right and CSX coal train U306 on the left... (more)
L415 blasts off at Mexico out 2 East Lead just to head down the line somewhere and wait for Amtrak's PO30 to play catch up and eventually cross over infront of the eastbound parade.
A pan shot need not be of a train, an engine, or part of an engine!
L415 grinds uphill against the grade, finding a hole of morning light. Nothing better than two GE's chugging along under you....
Track to the left is what remains of the Georgetown Branch, now only a few feet long. Large blue building with orange stripes in the background is Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, research... (more)
L415 approaches the MARC shelter and grade crossing at Maple Avenue; the EB signal is behind the photographer.
L415 winds its way through the curves just west of Harpers Ferry along the Potomac River. Canon EOS 10D w/ 70-200mm F/4L lens. 1/250 sec. @ F/4.
CSX L415 hammers thru Hancock east towards Brunswick
L415 crosses back to number 2 track at SHEN after running East on track 1 to avoid slow orders near Martinsburg WV
An almost perfect reflection !
