The Pittsburg & Shawmut Brookville turn rumbles through Timblin, Pennsylvania. The one-time depot is almost completely hidden by the tree.

The Pittsburg & Shawmut Brookville passes the one-time depot at Timblin, Pennsylvania. A look at Google maps reveals that nothing related to the railroad, including the station, is left today.

The Pittsburg & Shawmut Brookville turn has finished switching at Ringgold, Pennsylvania, and is continuing toward Mahoning with a train of loads from the mina at Dora, which can be seen above the... (more)

BVL-1 crosses the Brookville Viaduct as it approaches Brookville.

Four Pittsburg & Shawmut SW9’s switch loaded and empty hoppers at Ringgold, Pennsylvania.

The Pittsburg & Shawmut Brookville turn positions hoppers for loading loading at the Dora, Pennsylvania mine.

Flood Loading at Dora

The Pittsburg & Shawmut Brookville Turn has positioned a cut of empty hoppers under the loader at Dora, Pennsylvania, and has begun to slowly pull them as a s... (more)

A Pittsburgh and Shawmut coal train passes through Knoxdale on its return to Brookville, Pa.

The fall foliage along the Pittsburg & Shawmut was always tremendous. Here the tracks are lined with colorful trees as a Brookville Turn passes the mine at Dora, Pennsylvania.

Morning fog is still hanging over much of the valley near Sprankle Mills, Pennsylvania as the Pittsburg & Shawmut train from Brookville takes empty hoppers to the mines. Fortunately the sun has bu... (more)

"I Smell a Skunk!"

I was part of a circle of railfan friends that, while travelling together, had a friendly rivalry to get a better shot than the others in a given situation. It w... (more)

In this section of Pennsylvania, there are two predominate industries – coal and agriculture. Here is evidence of both as the Pittsburg & Shawmut Brookville – Mahoning local rolls through Spra... (more)

After an overnight dusting of snow, the Pittsburg & Shawmut’s turn from Brookville shakes the thin layer of powder off the deck of the 1430-foot Sprankle Mills trestle. Four SW9’s and a long t... (more)

The Pittsburg & Shawmut’s daily train from Brookville to Mahoning, Pennsylvania sometimes could be loaded or empty hoppers, depending on the varied needs and production of the mines along the li... (more)

As the fall foliage approaches its peak, a pair of Pittsburg & Shawmut SW9’s lead a train of empties across the trestle at East Branch, Pennsylvania. The P&S traversed some of the most scenic te... (more)