But if not through the patience and selflessness of kindred spirits, this image may not have been made permanent for the future generations to behold; for this view of three of Boise's Best closin... (more)
The Wheeling 416 continues east towards Connellsville, crossing the CSX Keystone Sub (center bottom of the photo).
Amtrak's Capitol Limited, over 6 hours late, leaves the ex-B&O main and enters the fomer P&LE.
"C&O" 8016 poses under the lights at the Petersburg Railroad Show
New and exciting at the time, a shiny ES44DC rounds the curve into Broadford interlocking just north (RR West) of Connellsville, PA.
The hottest train on the Union! Loaded steel slabs from USX Edgar Thomson works are headed for the rolling plant at Irvin.
A very late Capitol Limited will arrive Pittsburgh shortly, just over 8 hours late!
Crossing the Lehigh R on ex-CNJ trackage. Track in the foreground is the ex-Reading Bethlehem Branch, now severed from this point.
Running wrong-main, NS 19G heads for Pittsburgh along the East Busway.
The Union is returning south out of North Bessemer with empty coke hoppers interchanged from the Bessemer & Lake Erie. The ex-DM&IR SD9 rebuild has since been retired.
Making the best of the clouds, we see an alternate schedule of Q138 running downgrade east towards Cumberland, MD and it's ultimate destination of Baltimore, MD.
The ONE Plan must not be fully implemented yet, as the Q135 was abolished on Monday. Perhaps this train is remaining "overflow" traffic.
An extra section of autorack 18N heads south on the Mon Line.
Q217 crosses the Youghiogheny River from the B&O to the P&LE at Sinns, and is about to duck into the shadows behind the mountain.
Coal loaded at Bullskin mine near Connellsville is lead north to interchange with NS behind three ex-IC Paducah-built GP11s.
