The shadows are quickly engulfing the valley floor as a double set of helpers, three still in Conrail paint, shove an eastbound coal drag through Ehrenfeld, PA.

Triple Crown trailers on intermodal chassis's roll westbound at "W", located between Summerhill and Ehrenfeld.

Westbound stacks roll through Ehrenfeld approaching South Fork on Horseshoe Curve's West Slope

Heritage DPU on the Z5R heads down the West Slope of the Pittsburgh Line with NYC 1066 on the rear. Seen here at Ehrenfeld,Pa.

NS/CNJ Heritage SD70ACe 1071 leads the Westbound M7G (Extra 17G) at Ehrenfeld,Pa. The coal train to the right will become a 440 with a destination of Sauget,IL.

A pack of ten SD80MACs return west after having their weekly servicing done at the Cresson Engine House...

"Salt Lake on the West Slope", UP Salt Lake City Olympic SD70M 2002 made a rare appearance on the old PRR Pittsburgh Line of NS in the consist of a Westbound Intermodal train of "Bare Tables"..

NS SD40-2 3380 still in Conrail Blue has the honors of leading this awesome consist of Nine units Westbound on train 11A.. Total consist was NS/CR 3380, UPY RP20SD Gensest 887, NS 3374, CSX ES44A... (more)

Headed home from the Kentucky Derby, The NS OCS 955 is seen on the West Slope at Ehrenfeld,Pa. just East of South Fork.

Freshly equipped with cab signals, 1993 built SD70 2531 leads Conway bound freight train 13G past the hometown of actor Charles Bronson.

As fog begins to set in and the rain storms get more intense, 21J jets west towards Pittsburgh.

A late 22W heads up the colorful mountain in the late evening as the fog begins to rise and rain continues to fall.

A westbound intermodal glides down the west slope with the town of Ehrenfeld and the fall colors as a back drop.

The E's are on their way back to Altoona after the overnight run to Pittsburgh as they make good time running up the west slope on a near perfect summer morning.

A busy time at Ehrenfeld as a coal train sits on the control siding, an Eastbound stack trains attacks the West Slope, and NS 21G cruises downhill with a pair of CN SD75Is in the consist.