A trio of SD40-3s decouple from their train after bringing the first half to the top of the hill at the Mt Jewett siding. The train stalled on the grade prior to this location, so they decided to ... (more)

Back on the Road to Riker

After working North Clarion Yard (left out of frame) and swapping crews with the northbound RISI, the southbound road train from Salamanca, NY gets underway... (more)

Hey, SIRI...

The Buffalo & Pittsburgh's daily southbound road train (Salamanca, NY - Riker (Punxsutawney), PA) eases over the trestle in Johnsonburg after swapping crews with the n... (more)

BPRR 3319 taking the surve through Mt Jewett.

BPRR 3319 leads the SIRI south out of Bradford after switching at ARG.

SIRI glides by the decrepit WI tower on the way south.

With a quartet of EMD's on the point, B&P's SIRI departs Bradford, PA and heads south. The two locomotives in RCPE colors have now been repainted into corporate orange & black.

Locomotive... (more)

A quartet of EMDs lead B&P's SIRI freight through the forests of western Pennsylvania as it heads south through Cyclone, PA.

Locomotives:
BPRR 3345 SD40-3
BPRR 3332 SD40-3
AZER 3... (more)

BPRR SIRI heads south out of Bradford with a consist of variety.

BPRR 457, an ex SP unit, leads the BPRR Southbound train through Carrollton.

BPRR 3333 South at Carrollton on a sunny morning.

BPRR SIRI notches up in Mt Jewett after a brief stop at CP 4.

Leaving North Clarion Yard, a southbound RISI road freight passes the Domtar paper mill in Johnsonburg. The imposing backdrop (and overpoweringly unpleasant odor) of the paper mill has dominated ... (more)

With work completed and a crew change at North Clarion yard, the southbound RISI crosses the trestle over the Clarion River and the Allegheny & Eastern Sub. The formerly double-tracked trestle da... (more)

Digging their heels into the steep grade around Droney Curve, the four units leading a southbound SIRI climbs out of the Tunungwant Creek valley bound for Mount Jewett and points south.