Loaded coke passes a signal maintainer returning from an inspection of the Sewickley high car detector at Milepost 12 (visible in the background).

RBMN OCS passes the YJPI-3A on the lead from Techneglas (left) and NS 40T on #1 waiting for a recrew.

EOT flashers from eastbound intermodal trains moving in parallel on both tracks makes for an interesting sight as the moon rises over the Susquehanna River.

NS 211 blasts out of Bethlehem after having completed its work there, and passes the former Lehigh Valley searchlight signal at CP-Bethlehem.

SWP1 pauses at O&B Junction, awaiting the attention of CSX BA Dispatcher. In the meantime, a dump truck full of 2A Modified delivers the stone to a construction project along the SWP's FM&P Sub. ... (more)

A four-banger of Utah's colorful MK50-3's leads a westbound IPPX coal train as an eastbound UP coal train departs Provo with a CNW patched GE.

Q316 approaches Beech Street interlocking at Grafton WV.

RJCP 7081 SD40-2 leads three brethren across Munster Road, along with an inbound NS unit grain train destined for the Ethanol plant at Clearfield, Pa. Coal has slowed considerably, and so the inb... (more)

Corman 4119 heads back to the barn with RP20BD 5400 sitting on the main.

A loaded slab train shoves up the ramp from USX Edgar Thomson works (to head across the river to Irvin) as an empty coke train reverses to head to Clairton.

The only active, wood-lined tunnel I've ever seen, at Quinwood, WV on the former NF&G lines radiating from Rainelle, WV. The CSXT 550 is working hard, pulling coal loads back to the yard. The slo... (more)

Reading Heritage NS 1067 SD70ACe leads oil train 64X at Natrona Heights, passing Allegheny Ludlum's Brackenridge Plant. Their interplant railroad runs parallel to the Conemaugh Line for a few bloc... (more)

As part of the ALTO replacement project, the new signal mast has already been erected at the west end of SLOPE interlocking. I'm not sure if these signals will be a new SLOPE or part of ALTO. 13G... (more)

Yet another fascinating place on the Meadow Creek sub is the Claypool Loops. Another one of these places that's hard to photograph and great to listen to. The CSXT 550 is holding the train back ... (more)

NS 951 passes by Westinghouse Park in Homewood with a bit of autumn color starting to show at left.