Fresh out the paint shop, Allegheny Valley Railroad, AVR 3004, ex-KCS SD45 rebuilt as an SD40-3r, at Everson, Pennsylvania. March 27, 2012. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

AVR 3004 and 2 Wheeling and Lake Erie units take the interchange cut of cars from NS Island Avenue east through Pittsburgh, PA heading for Glenwood.

The AVR Glenwood to NS Island Avenue train exits Schenley Tunnel in Oakland, PA heading back to Glenwood with AVR 3004 leading 2 on lease Wheeling and Lake Erie units.

P&W timetable West but truly Northbound loaded coke rounds 'Hell Bent Curve' crossing a 1903 built Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge. Approximately MilePost 11.5 on AVR's P&W sub. This train is a... (more)

The AVR's Island Avenue job rumbles past the B&O bracket mast at East Schenley on the return trip to Glenwood Yard.

Rumbling with the sounds of notched out EMD 645s, AVR 1 climbs the grade through Bakerstown Cut with its exchange from the B&P.

Dropped off only a few minutes prior by WE 611, which took the third engine off this train SWP 2006 back to Rook with 7 cars, AVR 3004 and 3002 sit at the AVR/WE interchange with 60 loads of coal.... (more)