Former Conrail unit awaits further scrapping at Cresson Steel

Norfolk Southern #8308 leads a long mixed freight with a brand new UP Gevo in tow #8065.

Ex Conrail C40-8 leads NS intermodal 24K eastbound onto the Morrisville Line main at CP King.

A decent sized MOW train consisting of ballast hoppers and a rail gang idles in Nitro under gloomy skies. Trailing is NS 714, a new RP-E4C, the equivalent to CSX's road slug program.

19G rolls west through the plant at CP Dorf.

Just about as colorful a lash up as you will find on the Pittsburgh Line. While I really like C40-8's, the Taco Belle dosen't do much for me, nor does the cloud which was trying to creep into the ... (more)

Former Conrail 6041 leads mixed freight 19G passing the west end of the former Reading Railroad's Rutherford Yard.

A Conrail C40-8 leads a freight upgrade to Bluefield, WV. The sound of the 5 units could be heard for 5 minutes before ever becoming visible as it struggled to maintain track speed.

Conrail Blue on an October afternoon.

I could see the Conrail blue coming a mile away, but the Southern Belle was a surprise. This is the same train seen in Photo ID 244905. How it got from Altoona, PA, to Hodgkins in a day is anyones... (more)

The 21G was the standout train on the Pittsburgh Line today. It's nice to see a D8-40C in the lead but even better yet when it's still in CR with a KCS and BNSF behind it!

After being held up by a stubborn switch, NS stone train H68 crosses over and heads west toward Harrisburg.