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Lunchtime Surprise on the Canton

August 12, 2021 Ed KapuscinskiPhotos

“Hey man, what are you doing?” You gotta love it when you get a text from a friend like that. Turns out my friend Doug was in town for work and had some time to kill so we got pit beef and he got a quick tour of Baltimore.

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CSX Never Fails to Impress

May 4, 2016July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

Today I was out running some errands in Baltimore and had a moment to kill. I happened to notice that some containers were moving south toward the port. It was only when I got ahead of the train did I realize the silliness of modern CSX: it was being led by a long hood forward C40-8W.

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Shaking Off Some Cabin Fever in March of 2015

March 7, 2015July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

The past few days have been snowy and busy. The combination conspired to keep me locked up in the house, and I needed to get out.

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Good Friday Trip: Canton Action

April 18, 2014July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

Some waterfront action on the Canton on Good Friday 2014.

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NS SD80MACs Crossing Boston St

January 2014 80MAC Hunting

January 4, 2014July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

I received a new lens for Christmas and was itching to try it out. So, on the first Saturday after the holidays, I headed out to the Martin State Airport MARC station. My plan had been to go try it out on some of the most challenging things to shoot: Amtrak’s NEC. However, that all changed when I got a fateful text message.

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CSX Seagirt Transfer

An Hour in Canton: August 2013

August 22, 2013July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

I had a family errand to run over on the east side of town which gave me a free hour to do some railfanning. It turned out to be a pretty productive hour, with NS, CSX and Canton action afoot.

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CSX Coal Train at O'Donnell St

CSX in East Baltimore, March 2013

March 29, 2013July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

Bayview used to be a great place to sit and watch trains, before the Volunteer Corps of America moved in and ruined it. You could catch mainline action, and if your timing was good, be well-positioned to head off and chase something going down to Canton.

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The CSX transfer job passing the old Crown Cork & Seal Plant

A Great Saturday Morning in East Baltimore

June 2, 2012July 29, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

I had a few hours free on a Saturday morning and decided to get myself some breakfast from Wawa, and head on over to CSX’s Bayview Yard to see what was going on.

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