CR 8098 leads it's first train through the Beaver valley on the 578.

534 grinds upgrade and leans into the curves at Lilly as a light set of helpers drift downgrade under the classic Pennsy's.

Looking more like a scene from the west, the very rusty looking Loyalhanna Creek flows under a fast moving 22W going east. Since we've thawed out in SW Pennsylvania, all our rivers and lakes are ... (more)

Westbound relics race along the beaver wetlands on a beautiful spring morning

Thanks to the National Gateway Project, domestic double stacks can now be seen on this part of CSX's Baltimore Division. The project undercut, notched tunnels, raised clearances, etc to accommodat... (more)

20W mirrors itself across the park at Horseshoe Curve as it descends down the hill towards Altoona.

G386 heads south next to Carson Street

Railfanners partake in taking video and pictures at the park in Gallitzin as the 26T pauses to test the air before heading down the mountain.

One of the most memorable pieces of local history for me was to capture these beautiful pieces of equipment a few times in 2011. Class Act. www.bpsphoto.net

After a week of snow and taking nearly an hour to drive up the icy and snow covered steep Mance Road, I nearly didn't make it to catch Q226 sailing downgrade in a beautiful winter wonderlan... (more)

T800 coal empties head East down CSX's Mon Sub on the street running through Elizabeth, PA.

The morning has commenced! The Port Authorities Trolley line, known as the "T", shuttles early morning commuters across the Monongahela River (Bridge on the bottom) as a beautiful sunrise fills t... (more)

Good friend and contributor John Puda tries his luck at hooking the big one as Q272 breaks the silence of darkness, heading north on the Toledo Sub taking the connection to head west on the Willar... (more)

Heritage unit 822 leads a lengthy 04T under the PRR Position lights at Latrobe

NKP Charges up the mountain at "Middle Grade"