Shire Oaks-bound coal train is tied down at Wilmerding on a warm October afternoon.
Push-pull service at its finest on the Pittsburgh Division.
The NS heritage unit scoots by as Ole Glory flies high.
With a string of rebodied hoppers in toe, a load a black diamonds with the Penn Central unit at the helm makes its way northward along the Monogahela River.
Fast moving freight zips along the line towards Erie, PA.
The pride and joy of the Mon Valley awaits patiently for her next assignment.
NKP 8100 brings a loaded coal of the Mon Valley on a beautiful Thursday afternoon. It makes its way passed the old train station and MGA caboose by California University of Pennsylvania as it make... (more)