The daily Q138 heads east through Connellsville Yard on a warm and sunny winter day.
Running east along the Youghiogheny River, train Q358 pulls thru Connellsville behind an interesting mix of ex-Conrail and leased power.
Snow relentlessly falls as foreign power leads todays Q389. A little bit before this date, "snowmagedden" pounded the region, and after this date, the snow still falls every week.
The photographer, in the window of the foreign power on the Pittsburgh Sub, and his car, the blue matchbox on the right of the power, can both be seen as Q368 thunders under Crawford Avenue headin... (more)
It looks like the RC GP15 has been sitting for quite some time, and may need double the time to thaw out. Y103 reverses back towards the yard to build a set for someone to pick up tonight.
"Winters Frozen Grip"
The ice pickers are giving it a rest, as another MOW worker shovels the snow and broken bits of ice from around the Sodem crossovers in a miserable, heavy, wet snow. Despite clearing the crossove... (more)
An abandoned vehicle shows just how much snow our area has been hit with. Q353 slows to a stop as it waits for MOW workers up ahead to clear the powered crossovers which have been giving Baltimor... (more)
The W001 Geometry/Research train has just picked up it's new crew and is heading West out of Connellsville. The train will eventually head up the P&W sub and head back down.
Yard work goes on in the rather bleak, non busy Connellsville yard behind the old tower.
U306 throttles down to store it's load at Green Junction, not far behind me.
Not a cloud in the sky as CSXT 8856 heads East through Connellsville Yard and past the old tower and turntable.
A very short Q352 enters Connellsville Yard in this Winters first significant snowfall for the area.
BNSF 780 travels East through Connellsville with a Canadian National unit not too far away. What a day for foreign power!
