It's a shame that VN hasn't aged as gracefully as the majestic 261.

Conrail's OCS nears Pittsburgh's Amtrak station, where the train will tie up for the night.

The dramatic background sky seems appropriate for Wyoming. Based on what I've seen, the weather can frequently change from one extreme to another in the PRB.

21st century railroading on MARC! Their equipment looks noticeably different today when compared to the colorful days of the early 90's when Es and Fs powered commuter trains.

Tower operator Melva Rowe converses with a crew in Gordonsville. At the time, this was one of the last towers (aka cabins) still open on the C&O.

Typical for 1993, three Es and an F spend the weekend in Brunswick. Less than a year later this scene would change greatly as new EMD GP40WH-2s began arriving.

Eastbound on the Conemaugh running alongside the Allegheny River.

A quiet residential street in Marietta is awakened by a lengthy coal train headed for Relief, OH.

Usually the domain of Union RR switchers, a quartet of B&LE SDs haul coke from Clairton on the Union Railroad.

A former B&O GP38 gathers rust with other old EMDs outside of the Huntington Shop. Despite all of the damage, I'm told this unit went on to serve the C&NW, UP, and ultimately CEFX.

The coke hoppers are leaning sharply, but barely any coke has spilled onto the ballast.

They don't get much shorter than this - a one car train plods along on the former PRR Frederick branch.

Strangely, this appears to be the first shot of W&W #78 on RP. Sister S6 #80 seemed to have more photo ops, appearing in four shots on this site.

After running demonstrations on the AVR out of Oakmont, the AVR has brought the Colorado Railcar DMU to Pittsburgh where Amtrak will take it east the next morning.