A trio of C&O GP9s with empty coal hoppers arriving in Mt. Hope, West Virginia, December 1970. Today, R. J. Corman operates over this line, from Thurmond to the coal mine at Pax.

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The Valley sub could be considered an underground racetrack when the masher Mazda comes around. The other weeks hot topic was the woodtick boasting a NA 40w in the first slot. Driver Kannenberg and spotter Brozowski made good time in the foggy and frosty countryside. Here, L563 is preparing to turn the SW leg of JO with lights to Auburndale.

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The Yellowstone line South of Ashton, ID offers a distant view of the Tetons. Ive often wondered the number of folks who have ridden these same tracks, peering over one another trying to get a view from inside the coaches. While the passenger trains are long gone, the track and scenery remain. It is fun to imagine what once was.

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ML exiting Bozeman Tunnel

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