After waiting for the 561 to roll by NS 562 gets the signal to head north through Peters Creek. The bridge above the train is used by the Union railroad a couple times a week to service a coke scr... (more)

NS 561 meets the 562 in Clairton just south of the USS Clairton coke works.

Two of the freshest SD70ace's to come out of EMD in London 1008, 1007 lead NS 555 south along 837 into Clairton.

537 has pulled up to the signals at Peters Creek and the conductor trainee walks back to tie down the train. To the right of the train is NS's Peter's Creek yard where they receive loaded coke tra... (more)

UP 7501 and UP 7210 spent several months working on the Sammis train in 2004. The foreign duo shuttled coal between Shire Oaks Yard and the First Energy Plant in Stratton, OH.

Storm clouds gather as UP power leads NS coal train 596 past US Steel's Clairton Coke Plant.

Before the reconstruction of Shire Oaks Yard, empty coal trains were fueled by a truck parked next to CP-24.

Moments before a massive thunderstorm, a pair of UP units pose in front of US Steel's Clairton Coke Plant. The foreign diesels were leading NS train 596 from Shire Oaks Yard to the Sammis Power P... (more)

Waiting for a recrew!

9328 heads for Shire Oaks with a train of empty NORX hoppers. The bridge above the train is the Union RR's line to Clairton.

The only Hi-Nose SD45 on the Guilford System Roster visiting NS during HP payback hrs!

With red class lights leading the way, 80MAC #4122 hauls a long string of empty hoppers through Clairton. In just one month, Conrail would be split between CSX and NS.

Empty hoppers pass through Clairton, destined for the former MGA coalfields in SW Pennsylvania.

Steam escapes from the Clairton Works on a very clear September evening. It's doubtful that the sky would have been blue 25 years ago at this location!