With a string of rebodied hoppers in toe, a load a black diamonds with the Penn Central unit at the helm makes its way northward along the Monogahela River.

NS's Mon Line functions as a conveyor belt for coal, funneling the black diamonds northward towards Shire Oaks.

A southbound empty hopper train rolls past the Mitchell Power Station

A southbound empty train for the Ellwsorth Secondary passes the automatic block signals in New Eagle

Loaded coal train on the NS Mon Line.