Hopper train NS 651 heads west through Lilly, PA.

Configured 2+2+2, coal loads–originating at Shire Oaks, PA and destined for export through Canton/Baltimore, MD)–climb the West Slope on Track #3 at Lilly.

A large group of railfans gather for dinner ate "The Boxcar" in Lilly while westbound intermodal train 25P flys by.

The eastbound Pennsylvanian rounds the curve and into Lilly, PA.

Cruising down the glide path west of Gallitzin summit, a westbound manifest passes Lilly, PA on an October morning. It's all downhill for some 45 miles now, although a long grade for eastbounds. ... (more)

Lilly Shoves: EMD SD70ACU NS 7273 helps to shove westbound empty oil train NS 67T through Lilly, Pennsylvania, as the helper set battles the snow on the rails.

Snow Swing: NS 1193 leads NS 1078 on doubled up coal train NS 596, as the train battles the snow in Lilly, Pennsylvania, along the West Slope of the NS Pittsburgh Line.

It's 18 degrees as Norfolk Southern Train 11V rolls through Lilly, PA on the NS Pittsburgh Line. The lead unit was a dash 9 which is a nice sight. The opportunities to see them unconverted are wan... (more)

An eastbound double battles the steep grade up to Cresson as it passes some trackside houses in Lilly, PA.

Norfolk Southern priority intermodal 25G (Harrisburg/GI8 to Chicago/47th St), led by NS 4416 plus two additional, races west on Track 3 through the borough of Lilly on the West Slope of the Allegh... (more)

Falling West: NS 1067, the fresh Reading Heritage Unit, leads manifest train NS 11V westbound through Lilly, Pennsylvania, along the West Slope of the NS Pittsburgh Line.

Lilly Leafers: As the leaves begin to show fall colors, NS 1067, the fresh Reading Heritage Unit, leads westbound manifest NS 11V through Lilly, Pennsylvania, along the NS Pittsburgh Line.

Lilly Leapers: NS 8025, the Monongahela Heritage Unit, and NS 8102, the Pennsylvania Railroad Heritage Unit, lead westbound loaded trash train NS 63V through Lilly, Pennsylvania.

An intermodal passes through Lilly, PA in some nice afternoon light. Two dash 9s lead, which is an increasingly rare sight as most are being rebuilt into AC44C6Ms.

Lilly Loads: NS 4528 leads doubled up coal train NS 596 eastbound through downtown Lilly, Pennsylvania, along the West Slope of the NS Pittsburgh Line.