A mixed bag of CSX and W&LE power team up to lead a westbound on the former P&WV. Most of these trains ran as solid hoppers, but this one has a cut of five tank cars mixed in with the empty hoppe... (more)

I almost gave up on following this train at Longview, but I'm glad I continued east as this was the last ore train I was able to shoot on the W&LE in 2009.

The headend power was nothing special, but the mid-train helper set definitely was!

This one is for the "monopod coalition" :-)

WE 345 is seen here passing over the now dormant NS Ellsworth Secondary. Even when the coal feeder branch was operational last year, you probably had a better chance of getting hit by lighting tha... (more)

Yard with a view! A home along Cracker Jack Rd. has this sweeping view of the W&LE from the front yard.

Only a small portion of the bridge is visible from this angle, please click "Sudan Viaduct" to see photos that show more of the structure.

Spring foliage surrounds Sudan Viaduct, slightly diminishing the apparent size of this massive structure.

High above the valley and NS's Ellsworth Secondary, a W&LE local heads for Rook with seven cars from Monessen.

This is what you get when other railroads beat you to the River. Completed in 1931, the P&WV Connelsville Extension features four massive trestles and numerous smaller bridges between its namesake... (more)

A Connellsville grain train starts across the massive Sudan Viaduct, one of several large bridges on the W&LE's east end.

A head on shot at Sudan greatly diminishes the apparent size of this impressive viaduct.

The head-end power of the eastbound 392 glides over the large trestle at Sudan.

A pair of ex-Monongahela Super-7's bring up the rear of WISO-84 as it heads up the Ellsworth Secondary

The rear helper on WISO-84 shoves a cut of empty hopper towards the mine