After spending time at the opening of the CSX intermodal facility in McKees Rocks, PA near Pittsburgh, the OCS makes a relatively rare move over Sand Patch on its dead head trip back to Jacksonvil... (more)

From a perch above the east portal of Pinkerton Tunnel, westbound Q137 approaches the east portal. This single track bottleneck through the tunnel was removed a few years ago when the tunnel was d... (more)

Coal for the east has flowed through this rock for many years but only recently has been doing so in open air. With the finishing touches in place, the Pinkerton Cut is open for business and not ... (more)

Here we see a loaded N525 coal drag descending towards Cumberland in Pinkerton, PA. As part of CSX's National Gateway effort, the single track (low-clearance) Pinkerton Tunnel was daylighted. It... (more)

View from atop the west portal of now daylighted Pinkerton Tunnel shows approaching Q378.

Mixed freight R353 blasts out of the west portal of Pinkerton Tunnel.

A few trees have started to acquire their fall colors as Q378 approaches the west portal of Pinkerton Tunnel.

The Eastbound Capitol Limited comes gliding through the location of the daylighted Pinkerton Tunnel on its way to Washington.

A light power move heads west on the single main at Pinkerton on a beautiful winter morning

CSXT 6939 W013 Clamming up hill to Pinkerton cut with MoW Equipment.

Depalma & crew @ Pinkerton

Decent power on todays eastbound Q394-14 @ Pinkerton

The Q389 often features western foreign power. Not so today, but we don't mind. Awesome weather and lots of trains made for a fun day May 21. This spot, along the Cassellman River, begs for me to... (more)

Westbound Q375 passes the old B&O signal at Pinkerton as it enters the signal track on the west slope of Sand Patch Grade.