The carbody looks like a U25B, but this is an early U28B on the P&LE roster. This is likely the most utilitarian paint scheme that I've seen on any Class 1 or regional RR.

The late afternoon shadows are starting to creep across the valley as a Pittsburgh & Lake Erie run-through train crosses the trestle at Buzz, Pennsylvania on the Monongahela’s Waynesburg & South... (more)

As dusk falls on the quiet town of North Lima, Ohio, a Pittsburgh & Lake Erie SW1500 is shut down for the night. The unit is off line on the Youngstown & Southern, accompanied by a Y&S caboose.

A set of Pittsburgh and Lake Erie power rolls toward the engine house in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. The P&LE U28B’s were early production, with the U25B carbody.

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie passenger GP7 1500 rolls south from McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. The brakeman on the front platform doesn’t appear to be in a passenger uniform.

A trio of PLE SW1500s tip toes through less than stellar yard trackage towards a Conrail freight waiting its turn. The units have just crossed the B&O main tracks as onlookers wait to see a Chessi... (more)

Dust is in the air as a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie ballast cleaner works its way north approaching McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.

A pair of Pittsburgh & Lake Erie SW1500’s lay over in the small yard at Montour Junction, Pennsylvania, where the P&LE interchanged with short line Montour railroad.

While its unique Super 7-23B power made the Monongahela Railway a desirable destination, there was much more coal traffic than the eleven units could possibly handle, and there was a large variety... (more)

After the Rock Island folded, the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie purchased four of the bankrupt road's GP38-2's in January, 1981. Here, one of those units is found off-line in Lima, Ohio a few months la... (more)

An unusual GE lash-up makes a rare appearance in Hobart on the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Porter Line. The U28B's have just made a set-out and are seen here returning to the N&W (ex NKP) main where th... (more)

Westbound on the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Porter branch at Water street with some interchange cars to set off. The four unit lash-up will then return light, back to the N&W (Chicago-Fort Wayne) ex N... (more)

After uploading this shot, I noticed there are only a few dozen P&LE shots in the database. If anybody else has some P&LE photos, I'd love to see 'em!

The beautiful P&LE station in Pittsburgh restored and reopened as the Grand Concourse restaurant. The station really shows that the P&LE had quite a bit of wealth at one time.