ET-4 Spots custom flats on the trestle at the blast furnace at ET while the furnaces are down for work.

ET-1 sits on the backside of the Furnaces at ET awaiting to be called to work.

After delivering slabs to the M.I.T. 3 MP15's return's back the Homestead lead as they head back to grab the caboose and then head to ET for slabs to take up to the rolling mill.

Daylight 76 crew, doing Mill work before hauling slabs to Irvin shoves a cut of outbound slabs into the Valley yard. This would later go to NS's Kenny Yard.

URR 15 leads two other MP15's on a loaded slab train approaching the USS Irvin works from the USS ET works.

Three MP15's and a train of loaded slabs rolls off of two southbound and onto the southbound main as they pass the old receiving yard.

In the late afternoon Union's 76 crew battles heavy shadows as it works up hill towards the Dravosburg tunnel and US Steels Irvin Works with a loaded slab train from ET.

76 crew, the slab train shoves up the low grade to head for USS Irvin works. In the background the massive Westinghouse Bridge crosses the valley 240' above the valley floor.

In the late afternoon sand flies and exhaust pours out of 5 MP15's grind up hill with a loaded coke train from Clairton for the Port Perry and Dexter Yards as it nears the Dravosburg tunnel. The s... (more)

2009, one of three Gensets tested by the URR over a couple month period, sits at Irvin over night under a cloudless sky.

URR 11 and 18 are strung out through the Below yard and onto the Keystone as they slowly pull a cut of CSX cars through the loadout at the coal docks. The silver boxes on the front of the 11 are a... (more)

The second turn 66 crew is doubled up and ready to depart the Coke mill with its daily run to ET and to the CSX. A massive thunderstorm builds to the east behind the power.

50 crew rolls to a stop after taking empties up to North Bessemer, they will get a recrew here at the shops. URR 29 takes a spin on the turntable and will replace one of the four MP's on 50 crew.

URR 66CL2 departs Clairton and passes 4 crew as they start there evening trip through the Mon Valley.

URR 12 sits outside of the Hall shops awaiting to be picked up by the Hostler. This engine was biggest attraction at the first ever Family days at the shops. Kids and parents were allowed to put t... (more)