Shenandoah Junction, WV and Brunswick, MD

So after 3 days of being cooped up in the house with bronchitis I decided it was time to get Eric out and about. The day welcomed us with warm weather and sunny skies so it was time to do some railfanning. We headed up to Shenandoah Junction, WV our now favorite hotspot. When we arrived there were 2 other vehicles there and all red signals. We didn't have to wait to long until we got our first WB train.



The rails were busy that day with 6 more trains through Shenandoah Junction in about a 2 hour period. After our last train went through we decided to head out as it was starting to rain a little bit. We headed towards home by way of US-340. I had an idea of a possible place to catch some train action and headed that way. The place we headed to is a park like area right along the Potomac River north by northwest of Harpers Ferry, WV. The view of the tracks is slightly hindered by several very tall trees. Walking towards the road and a clearer view of the tracks I saw this very old and beautiful passage with a stream flowing through.



We took some time while waiting for a train to come to admire the beauty of the Potomac River.



We struck out on catching a train through here and headed on towards Brunswick, MD. On approach to Brunswick we saw a train slowly moving WB and were disappointed by this missed opportunity. We pulled onto the road that takes us down to the commuter lot where we park and saw that the barriers were down over the tracks. I put the car in park and jumped out and Eric got behind the wheel so I could investigate as to what was going on. I looked westward and saw that the train we originally thought we had missed was moving EB into the yard.



While I snapped some pictures of the train moving into the yard, Eric informed me that they were moving into the yard to couple with some additional cars. About 5 - 10 minutes later they got clearance to head WB. Their destination was Cumberland, MD and after further information on the radio revealed they had a 3 hour window to get to Cumberland otherwise the crew out be considered "outlaws". Here is CSX 4826 (lead engine) heading WB past the Brunswick Train Depot. I really love this shot and am very proud of it. :)



Another awesome day of railfanning with my partner in crime.

Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness. - Ray Bradbury