Two of the MGA's sharp "Super 7s" lead an empty man through Clarksville, destined for Emerald Mine.

PW 2215 & 2216 lead Providence & Worcester train NR3 south through Ledyard, CT at lunchtime on a late November afternoon. Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC

Times have changed. Conrail is now just a memory, the ex-MGA Super-7's now work for shortlines and Consol Energy closed No. 84 Mine in 2010.

A nice Super-7/GP40-2 combo leads WISO-84 towards No. 84 Mine on the Ellsworth Secondary.

A single Super-7 brings up the rear of a loaded coal train from No. 84 Mine as it approaches the connection with Conrail's Mon Line at CP-36 in Monongahela.

A trio of MGAs sharp looking Super-7s are parked at Jefferson, PA as a mountain of coal looms in the background.

A four-unit set of ex-MGA Super-7's bring up the rear of a loaded coal train from Bailey Mine. This was the final time I would see a four unit set of the old Monogahela units working on home rail... (more)

A pair of ex-MGA Super-7's begin loading the WISO-84 at R&P Coal Company's No. 84 Mine in Vanceville.

An ex-MGA Super-7 leads a GP40-2 on WISO-84 as it passes under Interstate 70 on its way to No. 84 Mine.

An ex-MGA Super-7 hauls empty hoppers up the twisting Ellsworth Secondary for 84 Mine.

Providence & Worcester train NR-3 slowly heads south through Ledyard, CT during torrential rains, where parts of the area got over 10" of rain over two days. The sign in the foreground is normall... (more)

PR-2 doing a little highway running this morning on the East Providence branch, approaching busy Broadway, US Route 1

A pair of Super Sevens are bound for Emerald Mine with a train of empties.

Lilacs and locomotives. P&W train NR-2 rolls in the background, blending diesel exhaust with new lilac blooms. Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC

Three Super-7's serve as the Bailey Helper, shoving another coal train towards the summit of the Manor Branch.