NS U52 has picked up 35 empties at Westmoreland Coal's Appalachia transloader and slowly backs around the wye (New Connection) at Appalachia. Once the headend clears the east wye witch, the crew ... (more)

NS U52 slowly rolls over Mudlick Creek at the upper end of Roda. The crew has picked up 34 snow covered "yellow ball" loads at Roda and will continue eastward and pick up another 32 "yellow balls"... (more)

Norfolk Southern's "Dump Train" loads raw coal at Westmoreland Coal's Holton Complex. The "Dump Train" operated between Holton, located on a spur off the ex-Southern's St. Charles Branch, and Ston... (more)

NS 729, a loaded coal drag, creeps through the ex-Interstate Railroad's Norton Yard as it negotiates the steepest grade on the ex-IRR's main line, the track between Dorchester Junction and the cre... (more)

A pair of SD40-2's shove hard on the rear of eastbound coal drag UBT-440 (right) while westbound MAIL-9 (left), led by SD40-2 6440, cruises past at MP 257. View is from the Jamestown Road bridge.

IHPO-2 passes MP 295.0 as it negotiates the broad curve at Bolivar, PA.

A pair of SD40-2 helpers on the rear of westbound OIPI cross the classic stone viaduct over the Conemaugh River at Climax approaching Bolivar.

A pair of SD80MAC's lead an eastbound coal train, UBT-146, by westbound OIPI-9 between Ardara and Larimer.

Helpers on the rear of westbound CAPI roll under the signal bridge (MP241.7) at Kitanning Point.

The first golden rays of sunshine are attempting to break through the morning fog as an eastbound track gang rolls under the Route 53 overpass at Cresson.

A westbound freight rolls under the signal bridge at MP318.4.

During the famed "Blizzard of '93" in the northeast, the snow fell so hard in the Pittsburgh area that the majority of the day appeared "dusk-like". Track workers and maintainers struggled to keep... (more)

A pair of SD45-2 helpers provide braking assistance as a unit coal train disappears into the darkness of New Portage Tunnel on its downhill trip towards Altoona.

An eastbound freight rumbles past still open AR Tower at Gallitzen.

The Phippsburg Local left Phippsburg with a combination of empty open and covered hoppers. After setting off 22 open hoppers at Edna Mine near Oak Creek, the crew continued west (north) to place t... (more)