Mild December weather brings out the railfans to shoot some trains that sat idle on the 25th. Rolling through East Vandergrift is the first of several oil trains heading east with a clean Dash-9 o... (more)
Heading south towards the North Bessemer yard with 100 loads of ore using a trio of newly acquired CN SD70-M2’s. These units supplanted older SD 70's in Illinois Central (Death Star) livery. Th... (more)
Lovingly restored by the dedicated volunteers at the Rockhill Trolley Museum the interior says relax and enjoy the ride, which I’m sure was more enjoyable when you were heading home from work. J... (more)
A stone memorial marking the historical significance of the trails to California sits along side the BNSF Needles Sub. In the background a baretable head east led by a ES44C4.
A contrast in Horsepower.
Heading east towards a Punxsutawney, the daily afternoon manifest rolls across the Goodville Trestle built in 1899
With loaded new style ore hoppers in tow, the daily southbound glides through Saxonburg just past the site of the old US Steel sintering plant. In 20 miles the train pulled by matching Illinois Ce... (more)
As a storm front approaches town, a southbound manifest freight is nearing the summit as it heads towards Barstow.
An empty autorack west heads to Connellsville with some EMD power.
Having stopped briefly to remove a branch from the engine, the crew get 765 back up to speed on its southbound trek to Akron. Steam in the Valley brings out the crowds to see live steam in action.
An eastbound manifest freight rolls by the Allegheny Ludlum melt shop.
An eastbound manifest skirts its way east along the Allegheny River.
A northbound intermodal descends under dynamics into Caliente. A four-pack of GE's in pachyderm style control the descent.
With the Badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park as a backdrop, a load of PRB coal heads east across the Little Missouri River with the assistance of two DPU's pushing hard on the rear . ... (more)
Heading back from Frostburg a cyclist pauses to enjoy the sight of a steam passenger train emerging from Brush Tunnel.
