A westbound empty coal train passes an intermodal under the old PRR position light signals at Summerhill, PA. These signals were removed, along with many others along the line in late 2019.

An EMD duo leads an intermodal train through Summerhill, Pennsylvania on the last night the historic and unique signal bridge saw.

With these signals gone this is just a remembrance of the PRR.

A dash-9 and an 80MAC lead an eastbound coal train through the now dismantled Summerhill intermediate signal on the NS Pittsburgh line.

On the final weekend of PRR position light signals on the West Slope, Amtrak train 43 the "Pennsylvanian" passes under the unique Summerhill signal at MP 263. Under 48 hours later the si... (more)

A pair of NS locomotives sit among a group of hopper cars just of the NS Pittsburgh line on a warm summer evening.

Helpers on a 954 ballast train glide under the position lights at Summerhill.

Lightning Up the Signals

A series of severe thunderstorms rolled through Pennsylvania on May 28, 2019. Dodging hail and tornadoes do to keep me away from this classic location in its... (more)

A loaded coal train passes under the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad position signals at Summerhill. The train entered the main line from the mine just east of Portage and is making a short westbound das... (more)

A Norfolk Southern van train is seen here passing under the MP 263 (Summerhill) signal bridge. These signals, along with all others on the west slope, came down in the early hours of Monday, makin... (more)

Railfans from all around line up to take their shot of the MGA heritage unit in DPU service on a loaded 776 ducking under the signals at PT 263 on the NS Pittsburgh Line which were recently torche... (more)

An eastbound rack train knocks down the classic PRR position lights at Summerhill for one of the last times. In another few hours these signals will be shutoff, cut down, and their reign on the We... (more)

The end has come for the West Slope signals. Here at 263 the legs of the old signalbridge still remain

As a westbound manifest descends the hill, NS 6319 and company ascend the hill on track 2, passing under the former PRR signal bridge.

Norfolk Southern Train 35A passes underneath the PRR Position Light signals in Summerhill PA, with a large power move of various locomotives from NS's Juanita Shops. These signals, along with all ... (more)