A short pull-pull AVR 3 heads west over the recently renovated Hackett grade crossing.
AVR's daily Evans City turn heads west to interchange with the Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
AVR1 heads east through West Park in Pittsburgh, PA after collecting the inbound cars off of a late C48 at Island Avenue. C46 from Pitcairn can be seen stopped short of the PENN signals on #2 tra... (more)
AVR 1 heads off the P&W at Field and approaches Bloom on the PITL with 81 for Island Avenue Yard.
Switching the International Paper plant.
AVR crew cuts away on the main to spot a car at the International Paper plant.
Through the Burgh On a warm and humid Sunday morning, Allegheny Valley 3003, a rebuilt SD45, slowly makes it's way through downtown Pittsburgh. The streets were fairly quiet, but l... (more)
The AVR heads for Evans City to interchange with the B&P as it crosses over the Allegheny River on a beautiful spring evening.
Returning from Norfolk Southern's Island Avenue Yard, AVR 1 "splits" the classic B&O signals on the right and it's replacements on the left.
AVR 4001 leads AVR-3 out of the seldom seen Thomas Tunnel
AVR's turn to Washington, PA on former B&O tracks passes through Finleyville on its way to Eighty Four and other towns down the line.
A 28-car AVR 3 heads west through Finleyville with all covered hoppers in tow.
AVR 3003 finds a pocket of sun in the trench as they head down the "yellow brick road"