NS 7211 still proudly wears her Conrail colors on a beautiful early fall morning on the West Slope
The light power for C90 passes under ther signals at Summer hill. The power for C90 is: NS 7207, NS 6592, NS 9898, NS 7201 and NS 7211
NS 7207 awaits clearence onto the wye at South Fork
After turning on the wye and waiting for a pair of eastbounders, NS 7201 and 7211 head east to Cresson with the first bits of color popping out on the ridge in the background.
NS 7201 has just finished shoving a loaded coal train, and are now going to turn on the wye and head to Cresson for service.
7208 and an SD50 occupy the engine terminal as a PPLX coal train streaks past on the main.
The South Fork Secondary used to serve numerous coal mines in the past. There are only two active mines now, but the "leftovers" from an old mine can be seen here at BLS Paint.
Two blue 80MACs bring up the rear of C90, crossing Paint Creek. There's a third unit on this rear end consist, an NS 80MAC which is obscured by foliage. This is my 1,000th photo on RP.net.
The slow trip from South Fork to Huskin is almost done as 7201 leads an empty train through Central City.
Two 80MACs shove hard on the rear of C91 as they begin the trip back to South Fork.
A rare (for the Philly area) SD80MAC leader on Q418. The trailing GE is kicking up dust from the fresh ballast.
One lone SD80MAC is all that 317 has for head end power today. An AC4400 is on the rear, ensuring that 317 makes it across the tough grades of the Mountain Sub.
Pusher Mac's roll over Stoney Creek on the way to Huskins loadout.
SB Pope's Creek empties on Amtrak's NEC at Seabrook, MD.
CSXY 807, still in her CONRAIL Paint sits in the Morning Sun waiting for the W&LE to bring back an Empty unit train to return to the coalfields
