Eastern Railroad Discussion > A few from Our weekend - 24 October 2020

Q349-24 and their DPU power at the west end of the Narrows in Cumberland, MD.

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1) CSX #18 taken off the Q135-23 with the inbound crew taking it to the shop.

2) and 3) With new power, the outbound crew comes off the Freight Track at Cumberland to return to their train.

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1) Running light engines only on the Viaduct, E746-24 eastbound crossing Wills Creek in Cumberland, MD. The crew was called to take empty hoppers from the Mt. Storm power station to the Mettiki mine load out up on the Thomas & Stony River sub, with the power the coming to Cumberland for fuel & serviced.

2) Westbound Q416-23 crossing the C&O canal at North Branch outside Cumberland, MD.

3) With the Q416 stopped on track #1 waiting to enter the yard, U925-21 come west on track #2.

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1) Q015-24 passes the still waiting Q416 at North Branch.

2) and 3) Q372-24 pauses at North Branch after doubling their train out of the yard.... Q416 still parked, waiting to get in...

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Heading back to Westernport to drop the boy off to his mother, we take a little detour to catch a empty ballast train coming east on the Mountain Sub.

1) W080-15 eastbound at Dawson, MD

2) W080-15 at the Rebecca Road crossing near Pinto, MD

Yes, I know everyone considers Cumberland "Boring"... but to see a 9 year old excited that he caught 8 trains in under 4 hours, I'll take "boring" everyday!

Tim W.
 

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Nice catches and photos. Always liked the church in the background in downtown Cumberland.

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Great series capturing the fall colors Tim!
Thanks for posting
NSSpike

Phil Maton
Villa Rica, GA

Thanks as always Tim for the outstanding photos from the Cumberland area.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

I'll take eight trains in four hours! I am not 9. Cumberland is a very pretty scenic city. Plus, nothing is the same as it was some years back.
Forgetting my geography, where does the Thomas sub take off and where is the Mine?

Great pictures, thanks.  Love the foliage.

Rich

Tom1of5 Wrote:
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> I'll take eight trains in four hours! I am not 9.
> Cumberland is a very pretty scenic city. Plus,
> nothing is the same as it was some years back.
> Forgetting my geography, where does the Thomas sub
> take off and where is the Mine?

The Interchange Track from Piedmont ends in Beryl, WV. The active part of the Thomas goes east and west from Beryl. The mine load out is west of Bayard, WV ... 
 

Thanks for the pics...