NS 8080 leads 22M upgrade on Main 3 while a hi-railer follows on Main 1.

Cassandra Coal: NS 4031 leads empty coal train NS 595 westbound through Cassandra, Pennsylvania, along the NS Pittsburgh Line, as the train battles intense snow.

Mane Moves: NS 4001, the Blue Mane unit, leads westbound manifest NS 11V westbound through snowfall in Cassandra, Pennsylvania, along the NS Pittsburgh Line.

Cassandra Cruise: NS 1032 leads manifest train NS 18N eastbound through the snow up the west slope of the Pittsburgh Line grade through Cassandra, Pennsylvania, as it passes eastbound intermodal ... (more)

Helpers shove a loaded coal train up track 1 through peak fall colors.

An extremely long loaded coal train slowly climbs the west slope up track 1 while Amtrak rapidly overtakes it on track 3.

A westbound helper set kicks up some freshly fallen leaves in Cassandra, PA.

A unit ballast train sails downgrade on track 2 through Cassandra PA.

NS 4188, an AC44C6M rebuild, leads an aromatic trash train downgrade beneath the overpass at Cassandra, PA on an autumn morning. Out of view and third out in the power consist is the C of G herita... (more)

Fall is in full wing throughout Pennsylvania providing the landscape with a brilliant mix of oranges, yellows, and reds. A coal train sails around the curve in Cassandra as it hurries west.

West Slope Watchin: A large gathering of rail buffs congregate on the Cassandra Bridge, as the 2024 version of the Cassandra All-Nighter is in full swing. As the sun begins to set, a heavy and lo... (more)

Cassandra Crew: The 2024 version of the Cassandra Overlook All-Nighter was another success, spent with a lot of friends. As the clock strikes 10 PM, the rear pushers on NS 64T roar eastbound up t... (more)

20X crawls up track two while 22M slowly overtakes him on track one.

A set of contrasting old and new power lead an empty coal train downgrade through Cassandra.

A westbound intermodal sails downgrade through peak fall colors in Cassandra PA.