Union Railroad RCL engine working the Valley Yard at USX ET Works.

Twilight is the best time to watch trains at the Curve - you're the only one there and you can hear the echoes of trains much further away...

Northbound becomes westbound as this stack train comes off the ramp from the Ohio Connecting Bridge and passes under the McKees Rocks Bridge and west towards Conway Yard.

A westbound grain train illuminates the H828 Quinnemont local which is waiting to clear up off the Loup Creek branch. Thurmond is an eerie, yet magical place that when busy is extremely entertaini... (more)

A North Bessemer (XB) turn heads north across the Allegheny River, passing the Allegheny Valley interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

21G rounds the curve at CP-16 with the Mon River and the Port Perry bridge in the background.

Union RR 14 and URR 21 MP15DC handling interchange traffic with NS at Kenny Yard.

Four EMD switchers lug manifest freight north to North Bessemer Yard.

A brief section of six main tracks recalls the PRR's past glory in the Pittsburgh region as NS 24Z passes under the McKees Rocks Bridge.

Empties head west onto the Mountain Sub.

RBMN 2000 - RBMN 3053

Under the total eclipse we witness an eastbound intermodal knock down the signal at Ardara. Canon 10D, 30 sec, f5.6 @ ISO 200. Canon EF 20-35mm f3.5/4.5 FL 20mm.

A U276 coal train peeks around the shadows passing the Thurmond station on a busy Sunday morning on the last day of our trip.

Q375 gives Q388 a good roll-by exiting the Narrows.

BLE 878 pulls out of the controlled siding at MD after waiting several hours for the rail grinder to come south from Albion. The Rail grinder came in off the NS at Wallace Jct and has been working... (more)