View from Mt Washington of Q217 snaking along the Mon Valley.
The OHCR train to Apex is almost clear of the connection now, as a Fairmont speeder looks on. The crew on the speeder came up from Hopedale on the Ohi-Rail, and stayed here to watch the 4029 head ... (more)
A silver snake of aluminum NS hoppers westbound thru CP-Etna interlocking with empty coal in Etna Yard and empty coke on the siding between Etna and Sharp.
PRR 2228 takes a spin on the turntable at Conway Yard.
The sun is trying to peek thru the clouds as two blue B40-8s lead an NS B32-8, GP38-3 5603, and SD9 #58.
A foreman keeps a close eye on the scoop wheel. The Loram ballast cleaner working the ex-P&LE. It scoops up ballast, cleans it, puts it back down, and tamps it; all in one machine.
A single unit hustles TOFC west towards Chicago.
A bunch of switchers doing what they do best: hauling a loaded ore train south from North Bessemer to Braddock where it will be transformed into steel slabs at US Steel's Edgar Thomson Works.
Conrail's Conway-to-Bethlehem train (which rarely went to Bethlehem by this late date) heads east through Marysville with a pair of 80MAC's on the point. CR 4128 was one of two EMD demonstrators p... (more)
The tractor train never disappoints. 62A heads east along the Ohio River with the I79 bridge in the background, and a train full of Case, New Holland, and John Deere tractors.
C&O 8016 (ex CRR 800) under a harvest moon in Petersburg.
The safety yellow end on MP15DC #21 cannot be missed as it and 3 brethren lug a huge ore train south from North Bessemer.
A nice BNSF lashup passes through the interlocking at Braddock, where the original B&O main diverges from the P&LE.
A light helper heads east to assist a westbound out of Altoona. Lights provided by Gallitzin Tunnels Park during their Railfest-weekend slide show.
The Bellefield Power Plant switcher waits to move another load of coal.
