Meadville to Oil City train ME1 crosses Craveling Road on its way to Oil City. The lead unit was built in 1966 as SP&S 326 then BN 4264. ME1 is a great train to chase as it traverses rural and sce... (more)

Cruising west outside of Columbus, Pennsylvania, the WNYP's ME-1 rolls over the causeway on that passes through the swamplands surrounding the headwaters of Coffee Creek. This is the westbound ret... (more)

With a little bit of snow still remaining in the shade, the WNYP's ME-1 heads west through Lovell, Pennsylvania between Corry and Union City. Rolling over the former Erie mainline, the tracks pass... (more)

Cruising west through Columbus, Pennsylvania the WNYP's ME-1 holds the main as they pass by the old Columbus Milling Company's mill on the east side of town. This is the westbound return leg of th... (more)

An Alco C425 and C430 power the Western New York & Pennsylvania's ME-1 as they near the end of their run and pass by the U.S. Bronze Foundry and Machine company factory after rolling under US High... (more)

The ME-1 crew throttles up their pair of Alco's as they pound the diamond in Corry, Pennsylvania and pass the Conrail era trilight signals as they head west towards Meadville. This is an at-grade ... (more)

A trio of Western New York & Pennsylvania Alco's smoke it up as they roll west through Union City, Pennsylvania with two tank cars in tow after a brief stop west of town. This would be the final r... (more)

A trio of matching WNYP Alco's haul two tank cars west on the causeway at Swamp Run in Freehold Township, Pennsylvania on a sunny March afternoon. This would be the last time that ME-1 made this r... (more)

An Alco C425 and C430 power the Western New York & Pennsylvania's ME-1 as it starts the return leg of its trip back to Meadville and crosses over the concrete bridge in downtown Jamestown, New Yor... (more)

Olean based local OL-3 is switching the wax refinery in Farmers Valley

Rumbling along ex-Erie trackage following the slow babble of French Creek, ME-1 returns to Meadville with its pick-ups from Oil City and Rouseville in tow.

The Meadville Team. Both Norfolk Southern and the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad use the ex-Erie Lackawanna Meadville Yard. Here, two of their locomotives stand by the yard towe... (more)

Trundling through the sleepy borough of Sugarcreek, ME-1 passes my favorite spot on the Oil City Branch, the sister bridges of Sugarcreek.

Having slowed for the curve, ME-1 has made the turn under PA Route 8/US Route 62 and is now following French Creek on its way back to Meadville.

Making good time on the return to Meadville, ME-1 is reflected in a puddle passing the Interstate Amesite boneyard.