I suppose some explanation is in order....
The first bridge is across the Potomac River at Magnolia, West Virginia. The bridge is a part of the "Magnolia Cutoff," a line relocation completed by the B&O in the early 1900s that removed the rail line from the flood prone river valley. The original right-of-way along the river, from which this photo was taken, is still used as an access road by CSX and is kept open to the public for access to area hunting grounds. In this shot, P030, Amtrak's eastbound Capitol Limited crosses the bridge on March 24, 2003. [Nikon N80, 24mm f/2.8 AF-D Nikkor, Fuji Provia 100F, exposure unrecorded.]
The second photo is of the Western Maryland Scenic's bridge over Braddock Run and Alt. U.S. 40 just west of Cumberland. The bridge is located in the "Cumberland Narrows," a valley which once held the tracks of the competing Western Maryland and B&O. After the Chessie merger of the 1970's the former Western Maryland line was deemed surplus and sold. The Western Maryland Scenic uses the line from Cumberland to Frostburg for their steam-powered excursion trains. Like all the other bridges on the WM's Connelsville Extension, this bridge was built to accomodate two tracks, although two tracks were never built across it. I shot this photo while waiting for the return of a WMS excursion on August 10, 2001. [Nikon FM-10, 35-70mm f/3.5-4.8 AIS Zoom-Nikkor, Agfa Scala 200X, exposure unrecorded.]