CR WHSN-04 switches the Gilberton Coal Co. at Locust Summit, PA on April 30, 1987. No. 9627 is leading a four unit lash up MP15s. I was drawn to the area because of my interest in the anthracite... (more)

One of the few (if not the only) remaining standard gauge, Baldwin-Westinghouse, 3 axle, electric locomotive, sits abandoned deep in the woods of the Anthracite Coal Region. Railroad: Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Locomotive: Baldwin-Westinghouse
Location: Locust Summit, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 03, 2009

The Mountain Job cresting the 2.6% grade in Locust Summit. View more of my photos at http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net

"The Mountain Job" cresting the grade on its way to the International Paper Plant in Mount Carmel. View more of my photos at http://mst145.rrpicturearchives.net