Two children look on in awe as SRC 475 prepares to depart with the 11AM train to Paradise. Canon EOS 60D

Conway to Enola manifest 10G rounds the curve into the small town of South Fork with the Monongahela Heritage Unit leading. The signal bridge in the background is the westbound home signal for SO.... (more)

Two SD70ACe are enough to get empty coal train 591 up and over the Allegheny Mountains. The train is on track 3 rounding the world famous Horseshoe Curve. Canon EOS 60D

As a summer storm begins to form over the area, NS 4295 rests inside the Cresson Engine House. Fresh from the rebuild line at NS's Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, the unit has been placed into... (more)

Talen Energy's York Haven power plant has been stock piling coal again, requiring the reactivation of one of the PPL coal train sets. While not required for York Haven, the train has been assigned... (more)

The N&W Heritage Unit leads H67 past Adam's Island on the approach to Allentown Yard. Canon EOS 60D

Everett Railroad's #11 storms out of Hollidaysburg while passing the former PRR Sam Rae Car Shops, now home to Curry Rail Services. Curry's first new freight car guards the entrance to the facilit... (more)

NS 7212 leads 5 other SD80MACs out of Rose Yard for the return trip to South Fork. Earlier in the morning, these MACs brought a loaded coal train over the mountain from South Fork Yard. Canon EO... (more)

One of 4 active SD50s (three in CR paint) leads 67Z west on the Pittsburgh Line. The train is passing through CP-Homer and the connecting track to Rose Yard. NS's car shops in Altoona are just to ... (more)

C48 drifts downgrade to South Fork with 5 SD80MACs from the engine house at Cresson. Canon EOS 60D

RJ Corman power cuts off a loaded coal train (NS 578) on main 5 in Cresson. The train would be picked up by NS later in the day. Canon EOS 60D

With 52 cars and a single MP15E pushing on the rear CB10 heads out of Rose Yard for the Cove Secondary track and ultimately Hollidaysburg. Canon EOS 60D

Juniata Rebuilt SD60E 6940 brings 13T into Allentown Yard from the north on the Lehigh Line (former CNJ mainline), through CP-HAM and past Canal Park along the Lehigh River. Canon EOS 60D

Remnants of the former Pennsylvania RR Altoona Car Shops still stand guard as 18N arrives into Rose Yard. As of this writing 18N carries blocks for Altoona, Allentown, and Oak Island.

NS 1068 (the Erie heritage unit) and NS 4000 (the first AC44C4 rebuild) bring loaded ethanol train 64T east across the Pittsburgh Line. The train passes under the old PRR Position Light signals in... (more)