smoking long coal train - magnolia cutoff

Through Graham tunnel in Maryland, over Potomic River into West Virginia, past famous B&O CPL's.-----
**** "CSX Transportation (CSXT) will host a public open house to discuss the National Gateway initiative clearance improvements on four tunnels in Maryland including Graham Tunnel near Magnolia, WV; Harpers Ferry Tunnel in Sandy Hook, MD; Catoctin Tunnel in Catoctin, MD; and Point of Rocks Tunnel in Point of Rocks, MD.

This special project involves increasing the vertical clearance over the CSXT tracks through four tunnels to obtain necessary vertical clearance required to allow double-stacked, intermodal, freight trains to pass through the structures. These double-stacked freight trains will allow for more efficient movement of freight between Midwest producers and consumers with mid-Atlantic ports and world markets. The work is being coordinated with the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA)."

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[GayBoyRunning]

ha ha that coal train is tiny compare our Australian coal trains. Do remember Australia hauls the longest frieght trains & trucks on earth.

[BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

@GayBoyRunning - yes, thats true.... this train is long for this area..... this is a congested area wih lots of turns, grades, etc... and trains are not usually extremely long here...... in the midwest us, trains are longer because of the flat, wide open terrain. it's true that the us is somewhat behind in the full utilization of trains!

[sapankhwai]

So long train of wagons, it's not thought in narrow Japan in the country !!

Isn't there timetable, though it communicates by the walkie-talkie?

Sorry my broken English,

[BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

@sapankhwai Thanks for the comment. Freight trains especially progress via radio (walkie-talkie). Regularly calling in their position, and getting instructions about speeds, switching, etc...

[streetcarbrad]

Excellent! Tunnel, bridge, and the signals! Thanks for sharin!

[togreektown]

lots of white smoke coming from one or more engines that don't look too good

something wrong there

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

That's one of the very few time I've seen an EMD locomotive smoke that much! Usually it's some old GE unit.

[meccaturbo]

As the train is approachkng, just up the Potomac River to the right of the locomotives about 1/3 mile is the abandoned ex Western Maryland mainline, which parallelled this ex B&O line in this area. Abandoned since '75, when the WM was taken over by CSX predecessor Chessie System.

[meccaturbo]

That lead EMD is smoking more than the trailing GE...

[WMfan69]

Now that's a real coal drag!!!! I sure miss em here in TN! Great job!

[robertgift]

Glad you caught the signal changing!

Interesting that it briefly flashed yellow before red.

My favorite signal - color AND position.

What is the meaning of the high clear signal?

Where was the grade crossing?

Thank you for your video.

[gjhgjh]

Really nice spot! Neat. Spectacular example of complex B&O signaling. And the scanner too. Thanks.

[sapankhwai]

@BaltimoreAndOhioRR Thank you for a kind answer :)