A crew works Rook Yard with a set of remote controlled SD40-3s on an Autumn morning.
WE 303 is tied down at Rook yard still proudly displaying its Rio Grade paint scheme.
A empty Sparrow's Point ore train sits in front of the yard office at Rook yard waiting for a crew from Brewster to come and pick it up to take it west and eventually end up at Huron OH.
"Bo Bo", the nickname of W&LE SD40-2 #4003, spends the night at Rook Yard.
WE 200, 100 and two SD40-2's sit in front of the yard office at Rook waiting for a crew from Brewster to show up and take the train west.
With a fresh crew onboard and the mid train helpers cut in, a loaded ore train departs Rook. The train will be interchanged to CSX at Connellsville, and the ore is destined for the mill at Sparro... (more)
A W&LE grain train at Rook Yard behind WC SD45 6611, W&LE SD40X 3046 and W&LE GP35 2695.
Exactly 20 years ago I visited Rook for the first time and took a few photos of a high hood GP35 and SD45. I've returned to Rook many times over the past two decades, but I've never seen the yard... (more)
Two ex-Southern high hood GP35's, now Wheeling lay over at Rook waiting to head west to Brewster.
All is quiet today at Rook Yard as power lay's over till the next trip.
Light power rides towards the blazing winter sun...
Nothing but Speed lettering, the Wheeling way.
