I've heard train crews say if you do this job long enough you inevitably will hit somebody. I guess the same logic can be applied to railfanning. From what I gathered from the scanner chatter, the... (more)
Looking at this view up The Allegheny River you can see how Pittsburgh got its nickname, "The City of Bridges". Note, the westbound intermodal crossing NS's Fort Wayne Line Bridge.
As fog begins to set in and the rain storms get more intense, 21J jets west towards Pittsburgh.
With the sun setting fast 21J slowly snakes its way out of the city heading west down the Ft. Wayne line. The rest of the train is still coming through the Amtrak station as is evident by the 2 tr... (more)
Westbound with fall colors in backround.
Westbound in morning with a unit TV train, going thru crossing at speed.
Just minutes after 21G cleared CP Mary, 21J quickly crosses the Rockville Bridge.
21J heads towards Conway Yard for a recrew during a rainstorm. This view courtesy of the new overpass in Leetsdale.
Westbound pig rolls past the former Bethlehem Steel site on the famous Stone Bridge at the confluence of the Little Conemaugh, Conemaugh, and Stoney Creek Rivers.
NS 9917 leads 21J under the PRR signal bridge at the Route 53 overpass on a beautiful afternoon.
