A fresh helper set gets a bath from a deluge at the Cresson Engine house. Three rounds of storms hit the town with very heavy rain, lots of lightning and while taking this picture, dime size hail.

Q139 rolls out of Shoofly tunnel, in which is my first and a good chance last, shot of Shoofly as it's on the list to go because of the future double stack clearance project. Note the hand laid br... (more)

Train in a picture. A solid van train barrels down the 2 1/2 mile straight away between signals 302 and 304.

Westbound 13G leans into the curve looking at a clear signal at CP Pack

It's great to stand at the West end of the Mance Curve for an Eastbound as you never know what will pop out from behind the hillside. Once again we find a BNSF leader but in the mix is a new MARC ... (more)

Single stack train Q139 binds up on the curves of the Keystone Sub climbing the East grade of Sandpatch.

A loaded Wheeling and Lake Erie coke train rolls along the Casselman river ready to tackle the grade just outside of Meyersdale.

CSX Operating Rule 46, Trains using other than main or signaled tracks must move at a speed that will permit stopping within one-half the range of vision. From here into town speed should not exce... (more)

The Johnstown Jet works Pepsi switching out the mty corn syrup for loads.

The Johnstown Jet works the Washington Street yard then heads for Pepsi to shift.

An Eastbound load of black diamonds tackle the Westbound grade of Sandpatch sweeping through the S curve between Glade City and Keystone.

A GEVO and an SD40-2 make up this helper set out of Cumberland as we see them holding back the first Q375 of the day, which is from the previous day running just a bit late while Amtrak's Capital ... (more)

A set of Connellsville helpers with the "link" runs Westbound lite back to home to shove the next heavy Eastbounder.

CSX has quite the helper set lashups on the Keystone Sub consisting of this set plus a set of D8-40C's with the "link" to cut on the fly, plus a pair consisting of a GEVO and SD40-2 and a few more... (more)

The second rack train back to back to climb the Sandpatch grade grinds around the horseshoe at Mance under the last rays of sun in this neck of the woods surrounded by the mountain tops.