CSXT only schedule trains on the Mountain Sub is Q316/317 freight trains. Here Q316 passes thru Altamont and is about to start down 17 mile grade towards Cumberland. This mainline mainly is a coal... (more)

316 stops on the main while mid-train helpers are added for the shove up Newburg and Cranberry Grades.

The quaint town of Newburg is visible on the right side of this photo. An excellent historical photo of this town can be seen in the book "West End".

Sometimes the strangest things happen on the B&O. Single Unit UP SD9043