In April the future Monongahela heritage unit was "in civvies" just another pusher on a coal train heading east on the Clinch Valley Sub.

ALTO Tower welcomes NS C51 into Altoona, as it makes its way through the CP Altoona interlocking with the Monongahela 8025 leading.

The Monongahela unit back on it home rails in Pittsburgh pa on the NS Mon Line.

Norfolk Southern ES44AC #8025 was freshly painted and moved outside the paint shop early in the morning of June 16, 2012 before the sun and most folks were even thinking about watching trains. We... (more)

The pride and joy of the Mon Valley awaits patiently for her next assignment.

MGA 8025 leads coal loads north with the PC unit on the old MGA at West Brownsville.

The MGA and PC units lead an outlawed 561 back from Shelocta.

The Monongahela heritage unit leads a loaded coal train down Main Street in West Brownsville, PA, along "home rails" of the former Monogahela mainline. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more informat... (more)

The Monongahela and the Penn Central team up on an eastbound NS 594 coal train. Seen here, passing the Signal Bridge at Lilly Pa.

NS Monongahela Heritage engine and Penn Centrail 1073 Heritage engine heading east, approaching 131 signals

Its Not A Super 7....But it will have to do for a stand in as the "Mon" was long gone before I really got serious about Railroad Photography. I did get to shoot Ex-Mon Super 7's when they would sh... (more)

NS heritage unit MGA 8025 leads train 23K across the Portage Bridge on a nice, late summer afternoon. This was the 5th time this unit had made this crossing, but all the other times were in darkne... (more)

NS 23K led by the MGA heritage unit splits the still standing uprights at SR403 on the NS southern tier line as they apporach Buffalo NY on a very important day in our countries history.