A peaceful afternoon at W&LE RR's Rook Yard. Several aged SD40 series engines were enjoying the short break at weekend.
The early morning sun lights up the fall colors on the trees as Wheeling and Lake Erie 3102 and 3016 back into Rook Yard and onto their train.
The early morning sun lights up the fall colors on the trees as Wheeling and Lake Erie 3102 and 3016 head south out of Rook yard. Once they reach the end of the yard the conductor will align some ... (more)
With a former FURX leaser SD40-2 on the point, Wheeling & Lake Erie 218 switches out cars at Rook Yard in Carnegie on the west side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie's Westland Job 643 has a pair of SD40's for the day's train from Rook Yard. The crew takes headroom on the trestle over I-376 as they build their train and will depart wes... (more)
Wheeling and Lake Erie 218 heads into Rook Yard, crossing high over Interstate 376 on a former N&W trestle. The Wheeling rosters a variety of older EMD's, including many in predecessor paint, sche... (more)
Wheeling & Lake Erie locomotives, a trio of SD40-2s, await a new assignment at the railroad's Rook Yard in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, on September 20, 2019. WE 6354 is ex-Kansas City Southern 665 (a... (more)
A short freight has just arrived at Wheeling & Lake Erie’s Rook Yard, powered by WE “SD40-3” 3048 and “SD40-2” 6997. The 3048 is ex-Wisconsin Central Oxford Leasing (WCOL) 3102, origina... (more)
At the Wheeling & Lake Erie’s Rook Yard in Carnegie, Pennsylvania; a train led by WE SD40 3048 (and SD39 6997) arrives. Meanwhile, sitting one track over is a set of four WE SD40s (3102, 4000, ... (more)
The W&LE "Gas Turn" gets ready to head out of Rook Yard.
With GP35-3 #111 on point, WE212 slowly creeps across Whiskey Run Viaduct and into Rook Yard before continuing east to Bruceton, Pa. In tow is Ohio Central SD40-2 #3328, destined for the Buffalo &... (more)
Eastbound ore from Weirton crosses The Parkway West on a nice afternoon. WE 611 will tie on as helpers and assist the train towards Connellsville.
