After making a pickup of empty stone hoppers in Turtlepoint, the trio of WNYP MLW's put on a good show as they accelerate up to track speed and head south towards Driftwood.
A trio of MLW's belch smoke as the Driftwood turns heads south on the PRR truss bridge across Sinnemahoning Creek with its train of empty stone hoppers.
A trio of WNYP MLW's "roll coal" as they head up grade at milepost 104 on the Buffalo Line in Liberty, Pennsylvania with a string of empty stone hoppers in tow that are bound for Driftwo... (more)
Ever since news broke that the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad would be replacing their fleet of six axle MLW's with secondhand GE AC6000's, an invasion of railfans has descended on the l... (more)
The WNYP OL-3 crew that will be running today's Driftwood Turn starts the morning by assembling the power set at the engine house in Olean. WNYP 685 will be the southbound leader, and is being run... (more)
A trio of MLW six axles ease their train of empty stone hoppers along the Sinnemahoning Creek as they approach the North Driftwood control point. The crew will run to South Driftwood to drop the e... (more)
After the WNYP's Driftwood turn has completed their work for the day, the crew brings the power set of three MLW six axles along the yard towards the engine house in Olean. The railroad's deadline... (more)
The WNYP's Driftwood Turn smokes it up as they pull empty stone hoppers under the old PRR signal bridge in Emporium. Two MLW 636's bracket an M630 for today's consist.
A day on the WNYP that started with sun quickly turned to clouds, which would end up being the trend for the vast majority of the Southward trip of the Driftwood Turn due to pop-up rain showers in... (more)
With the last rays of sun for the day shining through, a pair of WNYP Alco's lead OL-3 through CP South Eldred as they head towards Farmers Valley. Locomotives:WNYP 432 C430 WNYP 4... (more)
A pair of Alcos lead OL-3 towards Farmers Valley as they cross the NY-PA state line. Locomotives:WNYP 432 C430 WNYP 421 C424
A pair of Alcos lead OL-3 as it passes through the New York countryside in the last light of the day. Locomotives:WNYP 432 C430 WNYP 421 C424
WNYP's Driftwood Turn breaks the silence of the small community of Eldred, PA on the train's return journey to Olean.
One of the hardest to get jobs on the WNYP is OL-3, Hornell Turn. Yesterday we lucked out when we learned it will be ordered at noon out of Olean. So here is OL-3 on the return trip from Hornell a... (more)
WNYP "slingshot", the Olean to Falconer turn, heads West at Vandalia with a 74 car train on a nice fall afternoon.
