After crawling through the street running of West Brownsville, a empty PPLX coal train notches up as it heads for the mines.

Two SD60I's drift down grade with a loaded PPLX coal drag in tow. This train left late in the afternoon out of Altoona with the "Blues Brothers" the last two Conrail SD60I's.

This westbound ridge train is now tied down on the 99 track in Wilmerding after a quick trip from Altoona on this wonderful Monday afternoon.

NS 539 rolls west through Wall on the 2nd day of the new year.

Southbound at crossing in town , with three fresh painted SD 60Is , soon all the Conrail blues will be gone.

Southbound passing mp 242 with three fresh painted SD 60Is , soon all the Conrail blues will be gone.

Southbound with three fresh painted SD 60Is , soon all the Conrail blues will be gone.

NS 6720 travels west in the last light of day...

Very clean 6720 heads empties West in the last sweet light of day.

No longer in dressed in Conrail paint the 60I's take on a new / old look & head west with another PPLX hopper train in tow

Wow, this brings me back to my youth. Looking like a scene from the past, these 2 blues are nice and clean up front of N10. The only difference between then and now is the newer hoppers and the ... (more)

In a heavy snow squall, a rare 3 unit Conrail blue lash-up leads a coal train Eastbound. The train will pass under Rt. 53, and will shortly pass CP AR before descending the slide into Altoona.

A rare sight in 2009 for sure! Three ex-Conrail, still in their blues, lead an Eastbound coal drag past CP AR and down the slide into Altoona. If you look closely, you can see 6720's original numb... (more)

A trio of Conrail Quality SD60I's are about to crest the grade and drop down the slide into Altoona...

Looking across the field at Nisbet 623 heads north in late afternoon sun.