A pair of NS locomotives sit among a group of hopper cars just of the NS Pittsburgh line on a warm summer evening.

Helpers on a 954 ballast train glide under the position lights at Summerhill.

Lightning Up the Signals

A series of severe thunderstorms rolled through Pennsylvania on May 28, 2019. Dodging hail and tornadoes do to keep me away from this classic location in its... (more)

A loaded coal train passes under the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad position signals at Summerhill. The train entered the main line from the mine just east of Portage and is making a short westbound das... (more)

A Norfolk Southern van train is seen here passing under the MP 263 (Summerhill) signal bridge. These signals, along with all others on the west slope, came down in the early hours of Monday, makin... (more)

Railfans from all around line up to take their shot of the MGA heritage unit in DPU service on a loaded 776 ducking under the signals at PT 263 on the NS Pittsburgh Line which were recently torche... (more)

An eastbound rack train knocks down the classic PRR position lights at Summerhill for one of the last times. In another few hours these signals will be shutoff, cut down, and their reign on the We... (more)

The end has come for the West Slope signals. Here at 263 the legs of the old signalbridge still remain

As a westbound manifest descends the hill, NS 6319 and company ascend the hill on track 2, passing under the former PRR signal bridge.

Norfolk Southern Train 35A passes underneath the PRR Position Light signals in Summerhill PA, with a large power move of various locomotives from NS's Juanita Shops. These signals, along with all ... (more)

The impressive PRR signal bridge in Summerhill is on borrowed time, supposedly falling this Sunday. A few weeks ago, a hot NS intermodal train with a pair of ubiquitous wide cab GEs charge under t... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Pennsylvanian passes beneath the former Pennsylvania Railroad signals at Summerhill.

A westbound Norfolk Southern freight passes under the former Pennsylvania Railroad signals at Summerhill. The signals for eastbound trains are on tall masts so the signals can be seen over a road ... (more)

Lightning illuminates the sky reminding the photographer of the Netflix series "Stranger Things." Approaching the PRR position light signal bridge at Summerhill, PA from the east is a we... (more)

The rear helper on 21Q slows the train as it passes through the town of Summerhill, PA and under the classic former PRR signal bridge in town. This signal bridge is on borrowed time and will be di... (more)