After a week of snow and taking nearly an hour to drive up the icy and snow covered steep Mance Road, I nearly didn't make it to catch Q226 sailing downgrade in a beautiful winter wonderlan... (more)

Q226-26 approaches the 2258 Ft Summit Of The Alleghenies at Sandpatch

Q226-21 snakes its way east thru Falls Cut CSX 5213 & CSX 7596

Q226-21 is about to enter Falls Cut Tunnel, the swimming hole is almost 1/2 empty and Wills Creek is at a standstill with very little rain around the region CSX 5213 & CSX 7596

CSX Q226 rolls down Main Street in La Grange as seen from the top of the Fortitude No. 47 Lodge above Karen's Book Barn. A very special thanks goes to the owner of the lodge, Jay Townsend, for all... (more)

Eastbound Q226 grinds upgrade through Keystone as it approaches the west portal of Sand Patch tunnel.

Tank of gas for the drive down, $30, nice room with a view at the Radisson for a family vacation, $165/night, getting a northbound not blocked by a southbound and right after the sun came out agai... (more)

Another load of new automobiles for the Baltimore/Washington metro area rolls east through Shenandoah Junction.

Eastbound Q226 approaching the yard at Connellsville with not 1 but 2 Conrail Q in tow elephant style

CSX 7717 & 5297, leading Q226, show their reflection in the Monongahela River at CP Port Perry. The train has just passed under the Union RR bridge and is about to duck under the NS Port Perry Bra... (more)

CSX autoracks Q226 eastbound through Braddock A.

CN unit leading Q226 at Connellsville

The name is quite fitting.

Back when the Rack Trains were still abundant on the Cumberland Sub, I was able to bag this shot of Q226. This would be the first of three eastbound rack trains I would catch in less then an hour.

Rare leader former WM 7595 on todays Q226 as it passes the old soon to be replaced P&LE signals at Mckeesport