The sun peeks out from behind the clouds for a few minutes, lighting up the yard at Butler where one can see quite the variety of B&P power.

A loaded Bessemer iron ore train prepares to duck beneath Hansen Avenue in the industrial city of Butler, Pennsylvania.

Less than common power, to me anyways, sits in Butler.

Restored Pullman Hopper Is Back Home! This beautifully restored PS-2CD hopper now sits on display at Pullman Square on the site of the former Pullman Standard Company. Pullman Co. opened th... (more)

B&P locomotive specialist Larry Cunningham fuels the B&P 463 at Butler, PA's facility as part of the regular servicing routine for road power there. The set will head north on the BTRI to Punxsut... (more)

B&P locomotive specialist Tim Ross sands the B&P 453 at Butler, PA's facility as part of the regular servicing routine for road power there. The set will head north on the BTRI to Punxsutawney th... (more)

The hardest part about doing night shots of the B&P engine terminal in Butler is waiting for a break in traffic on the Route 68 bridge!

The southbound B&LE "Steel Train" passing through Butler, PA

An engineer starts his day by climbing aboard B&P #887. This ex-N&W GP9 was built in August 1959, long before this engineer was born. Possibly before his parents were born! How many railroad wo... (more)

867 charges north with empty ore buckets with Armco Steel in the background. Congrats to engineer Briggs for this was his last run!

A mill crew moves empty coil cars from the B&LE interchange towards the rolling mills. Armco Steel B-84 was the only GP38-2 built by EMD without MU capabilities.

B&P was the first non class 1 railroad in the country to commission a Genset, here the 1401 is mated with a GP9 and a GP38 not seen switching out the Butler yard in the late afternoon. The 1401 ha... (more)

Early morning finds the leased KCSM ECO Slug set laying over in Butler awaiting monday morning to go back to work/testing.

A ex-KCS tunnel motor leads up two SD45's awaiting to be put on the eastbound/northbound night trains