Eastern Railroad Discussion > Brunswick & Barnesville, Maryland, 5/9/25

Brunswick
I arrive here about 09:30, just in time to see the rear of e/b CSXT M415 departing off #4 Runner to #2 Main.
1. The e/b CSXT M407 is led at 09:39 by ES44AHs #954 + #3072.
M407 doesn’t get very far because M415 is in emergency between Tuscarora and the Lander intermediate signal.  I decide to get ahead of the trains.
Barnesville
The cause of M415’s emergency is train separation due to a pulled coupler knuckle.
2. At 11:28 e/b CSXT M415 led by ES44AH #3226 + ES40DC #5480 struggles up Barnesville Hill in the rain on #1 Main with
3. M407 catching up fast.
However, M407 stops at Bucklodge crossovers east of Barnesville, and M415 crosses to #2 Main in front of it.

Gerry

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Barnesville
4. At 11:49 e/b CSXT M405 (300 axles) led by ET44AHs #3271 + #3334
5. passes a red over red intermediate signal, slows to restricted speed and stops behind M407 stopped at Bucklodge.
To add to the fun, Amtrak 41 departs Harpers Ferry at 11:35, four minutes late.
6. At 11:57 w/b CSXT M416 (602 axles and a crew short on time) passes the rear of M405 led by

Gerry

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Barnesville
7. CM44AC #7318, no info about its rebuild, + CW44AC #435, built 7//00, + CM44AH #7419, rebuilt from CW44AH #504 built 5//01.
8. At 12:05 the rear of M416 passes as Amtrak 41 approaches slowly.
9. This one is for engineer Ryan: Amtrak 41 is led by ALC-42s #317 + #365.
Amtrak 41 passes here about 12:00, if it’s on time, but today it has M415, M407 and M405 ahead of it and CSXT I135 coming w/b.

Gerry

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Brunswick
10. The w/b CSXT I135 is led at 13:35 by ES44AH #964 on #2 Main with
11. DPU SD70AC #4588, built 5//98 as CR #4143, to CSXT #788, renumbered #4588.
12. The w/b M416, now 626 axles after picking up SD70AC #4731 + ES44AH #3146 + ET44AH #3338 + CW44AC #62, built 2//95, is on #5 Runner going to #3 Runner to tie down at South Mountain Road in Knoxville awaiting a recrew.

Gerry

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Brunswick
13. The w/b CSXT M369 (I think) is led by ET44AH #3375 + ES44AH #824 + CW44AH #525, built 7//01, + ES44AHs #779 + #982 with
14. DPU ES44AH #3200.
15. MARC 871 led by MP36PH-3C #15 arrives at 14:44, 20 minutes early.
 
References:
That site that archives railroad pictures
https://www.bullsheet.com/bullsheet.com/index.html
 
Gerry

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Thanks, as always, Gerry, for all your fine photos.  You must have one of the largest collections of photos of anyone else who displays them here on Trainorders.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

John, thanks for your compliments.  I have just over 104,000 digital pictures (about 25% taken in Brunswick) taken since 9//00 and about 15,500 digital scans of prints, negatives and slides.  I know that's not a record for the scans.  Some railfans have over 100,000 negatives and slides, and digital pictures are really cheap, except for travel expensive, after you buy the camera.  Gerry