Like the Super-7's did 20 years ago, the MGA heritage unit heads back towards Bailey Mine. This was the Monongahela unit's first day in service as the Bailey Helper.

The end of Time. I had read somewhere that the traditional Time, PA shot from way on top of the gas ROW was not there anymore, I went to see what they had been talking about. Much to my disgust,... (more)

An unusual but way cool view of the Bailey Helpers going to fetch another train at Consol's Bailey Mine.

After shoving N72 out of Baily and over the summit just a few 1000' behind me, the Baily Helpers head back to the Mine under clear skies and very bright moon light.

A loaded coal drag just loaded at Consol Coal's Baily Mine, which is just behind the hills, approaches Time with a pair of GE's up front. Another pair of GE's are on the tail end shoving out of t... (more)

A loaded train from Bailey Mine heads towards the summit of the Manor Branch with the jumbo Detroit Edison cars in tow.

A northbound unit coal train approaches the crest of the Manor Branch amid the rolling farmland at Time, PA. The train was loaded at Bailey Mine, located a few miles back at the end of the branch.... (more)

Three Monongahela Super-7 units shove loads from Bailey Mine toward the summit of the Manor Branch at Time, PA on a cold January 1991 afternoon. The MGA Super-7 units were rebuilt from WP U23B uni... (more)

The Bailey Helper finds a pocket of sunshine on a fall evening.

A trio of GEVO's lead a loaded Indiana 22 coal train north from Bailey Mine.

A pair of brand new Conrail SD70's lead a northbound coal train out of Bailey Mine.

A four-unit set of ex-MGA Super-7's bring up the rear of a loaded coal train from Bailey Mine. This was the final time I would see a four unit set of the old Monogahela units working on home rail... (more)

2 standard cab EMD units lead train N21 up the grade out of Bailey Mine. I just missed getting "skunked" by clouds by seconds as you can see by the shadows all around.

Black is Beautiful : The crisp spring colors of the countryside are divided by the black engines, cars, and commodity of this Norfolk Southern unit coal train.