Putting the Hammer Down

The Western New York & Pennsylvania's Driftwood turn roars across Allegheny Avenue in Emporium, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of September 11, 2019, in a clou... (more)

Hornell turn from Olean blasts through Wellsville toward Hornell

Purple People Eater coming into Wellsville.

Nice to see and hear three six axles on this turn. Lead unit would shortly stall and conk out by the time the crew reached Andover.

On a wonderful day to be on this old Erie Line, three big Alcos are ready to continue east for Hornell after dropping some tankers. Don't forget to visit the "Texas Hot" in town for some great ... (more)

Skirting the causeway in some nice fall color with the return train out of Hornell. Special thanks to Ben Martin for this scenic location.

Next stop Wellsville for a set off before coming into Hornell. The Big "M" 43 will have some hiccups ahead forcing the crew to get creative.

Heading for Hornell on a gorgeous autumn afternoon on the old Erie with 21 cars.

Heading for Hornell on a gorgeous autumn afternoon on the old Erie with 21 cars.

Heading east of Cuba with three reefers in tow for Friendship.

Coming up a short grade east of Andover, the Hornell Turn passes through a valley awash in early Fall colors. The engineer may not be appreciating the scenery right now as he has power issues to d... (more)

Three big ALCO’s are lugging a 31 car Hornell Turn up the grade near Elm Valley. Right after passing this location, the lead unit would cut out and the crew had to stop the train to restart thei... (more)

After driving over two hours from Binghamton in anticipation of seeing ALCO’s, Railpictures.net contributor Gary Schermerhorn and I were not let down by the WNYP!! We followed the line West into... (more)