Logo
John C Durant's Collection
 
4/19/2025
 
 
 
 
 
  Page Controls   View:  Pics Per Page:
Bound for Brooklyn Jct.
Title:  Bound for Brooklyn Jct.
Description:  The three B&O geeps struggle to lift the tonnage out of the Potomac River Valley. There is a SD40 pusher on the rear.
Photo Date:  10/8/1974  Upload Date: 7/25/2005 10:45:41 AM
Location:  Piedmont, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3505(GP35) BO 6958(GP30) BO 6433(GP9)
Views:  2029   Comments: 4
B&O 6451
Title:  B&O 6451
Description:  Loadin' coal at the Valley Camp Coal Co.
Photo Date:  5/24/1977  Upload Date: 4/18/2006 10:54:54 PM
Location:  Triadelphia, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6451(GP9) BO 3553(GP35)
Views:  2135   Comments: 4
WM 4353 #397
Title:  WM 4353 #397
Description:  Western Maryland 4353 leads #397 westbound toward Hyndman and Sand Patch Grade.
Photo Date:  10/3/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2007 11:55:17 AM
Location:  Mount Savage Junctio, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WM 4353(GP40-2) CO 4383(GP40-2) BO 6462(GP9)
Views:  1091   Comments: 0
B&O 3763
Title:  B&O 3763
Description:  The "Skinner" crosses the Youghiogheny River and under the former Western Maryland at Bowest Jct., as it heads to Fairmont, W.Va.
Photo Date:  4/2/1982  Upload Date: 3/31/2005 11:57:52 AM
Location:  Connellsville, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3763(GP40) BO 6469(GP9)
Views:  1386   Comments: 0
B&O 7499 CI-97
Title:  B&O 7499 CI-97
Description:  B&O CI-97 hammers through Keyser, W.Va. passing the still active (in 1973) yard and tower.
Photo Date:  11/18/1973  Upload Date: 2/21/2007 3:45:08 PM
Location:  Keyser, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BO 7499(SD40) BO 4810(GP38) BO 5518(F7B) BO 6473(GP9)
Views:  2307   Comments: 1
Chessie (B&O) 6543
Title:  Chessie (B&O) 6543
Description:  CU-97 approaches "HO" tower behind two GP9's
Photo Date:  3/25/1979  Upload Date: 4/24/2006 3:32:19 PM
Location:  Hancock, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6543(GP9) BO 6480(GP9)
Views:  1145   Comments: 2
B&O 6528
Title:  B&O 6528
Description:  The engineer on #88 has 6528 screaming as the train comes off the Susquehanna River Bridge at West Aiken, MD
Photo Date:  8/5/1978  Upload Date: 4/23/2006 5:43:02 PM
Location:  Perryville, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6528(GP9) CO 4166(GP40-2)
Views:  934   Comments: 1
B&O 3685
Title:  B&O 3685
Description:  EC-96 arriving at Hagerstown for a little work.
Photo Date:  7/3/1979  Upload Date: 2/16/2005 11:23:44 AM
Location:  Hagerstown, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3685(GP40) BO 6547(GP9) BO 5612(GP7)
Views:  1833   Comments: 3
Downgrade......
Title:  Downgrade......
Description:  Back in 1974 there were still a lot of GP7's and 9's in service. a GP35 leads two 9's on an eastbound.
Photo Date:  8/11/1974  Upload Date: 7/24/2005 2:32:27 PM
Location:  Hyndman, PA
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3551(GP35) BO 6553(GP9) BO 6561(GP9)
Views:  1383   Comments: 2
Chessie (B&O) 4292
Title:  Chessie (B&O) 4292
Description:  An eastbound grain extra holds at the Narrows before pulling east.
Photo Date:  4/4/1981  Upload Date: 8/10/2007 11:29:27 AM
Location:  Cumberland, MD
Author:  John C Dvrant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4292(GP40-2) BO 3753(GP40) BO 6566(GP9) BO 3748(GP40)
Views:  1147   Comments: 2
B&O 3557
Title:  B&O 3557
Description:  A westbound empty coal train hammers by HO Tower, Hancock, W.Va.
Photo Date:  3/24/1974  Upload Date: 3/2/2005 8:07:17 PM
Location:  Hancock, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6574(GP9) BO 3557(GP35)
Views:  1533   Comments: 1
B&O 7413
Title:  B&O 7413
Description:  SD35 7413 heads an eight unit lash-up of lite engines bound for Grafton, WV which includes one Sd35, one GP9, one GP30 and five GP40's
Photo Date:  10/8/1980  Upload Date: 7/7/2006 7:33:37 PM
Location:  Piedmont, WV
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 7413(SD35) BO 6603(GP9) BO 6900(GP30) BO 4105(GP40-2) BO 3750(GP40) BO 4121(GP40-2) BO 3776(GP40) BO 3771(GP40)
Views:  2680   Comments: 1
B&O 6614
Title:  B&O 6614
Description:  B&O GP9 6614 looks ratty sitting out side the Cumberland shops waiting its turn in the paint booth for a Chessie paint job.
Photo Date:  3/23/1974  Upload Date: 2/21/2007 8:39:33 AM
Location:  Cumberland, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6614(GP9)
Views:  1537   Comments: 1
B&O 3755
Title:  B&O 3755
Description:  CB-97 approaches Saint Denis with a mixed bag of power.
Photo Date:  6/17/1978  Upload Date: 9/14/2005 9:20:48 AM
Location:  Saint Denis, MD
Author:  John C Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WM 7152(F7A) BO 3755(GP40) BO 6652(GP9) BO 7614(SD40-2)
Views:  5418   Comments: 4


Site Design ©2001-2020 Tim Huemmer
Photos © respective authors
  Contact: info@rrpicturearchives.net