On one of those capricious spring days when the sun is in and out of the clouds, and at a time when there was still some auto parts business from the GM and Ford plants at Linden and Metuchen, NJ,... (more)

An eastbound coal drag makes its way through Ardara, Pa. The headlight on the rear pushers is faintly evident in the right background.

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