Looking like something out of the mid 90's and a hundred miles to the south on Sand Patch, 6673 leads a northbound coal train on another former B&O line just south of Dubois. The old Seaboard pain... (more)

A four pack of helpers sit idle at CP C as M8G roles past on Number 1, not needing any assistance on the mountain this morning.

Flying high with the Johnstown Jet. 2297/6426 are pulling up to double back on to the empty gons before heading south out of downtown.

Team Hovanec/Maglite shed some light on CSXT 5850 laying over in Johnstown.

Double Vision. Western Maryland's first GP9, the 25, was also the first to receive a chop nose, and as a result was the only GP9 or 7 on the roster to feature a two piece center wind... (more)

Often overshadowed by the more torturous east slope, the west slope of Sand Patch still has quite a bit of charm to it. West of Confluence the main skirts the Yough before heading into the straigh... (more)

A pair of Cumberland helpers sit on the City Track as the Queen City becomes aglow.

A couple of the Erie bretheren congregate at the east end of the yard at Cumberland. In front 233 and 395 are backing down Number 1 to tie on to empty hopper train E819, while 405 and 431 sit on t... (more)

More at home lugging coal trains over the Appalachians, The Spirit of Grafton gets an easy task of whipping some autoracks down the west slope of Sand Patch on this day. Here it rolls throu... (more)

Cumberland helper 8609 is along for the ride on westbound autorack Q261, at least until it reaches Hyndman a couple of miles up the valley, then the work begins on Sand Patch.

When it comes to chili a 3-way is spaghetti, chili, and cheese. This 3-way most likely contains those ingredients somewhere in their consists'. From front to back; eastbound 16E is stopped at C to... (more)

After the second major flood hit the city in 1936, the Army Corp of Engineers was brought in to correct the flooding problem in Johnstown. Their solution was the construction of river walls for th... (more)

A fine looking foursome of 40E's have congregated in the floodcity on this afternoon. From left to right in the family portrait we have; NS 6308, ex NS 6519; NS 6306, ex NS 6508; NS 6300, ex NS 65... (more)

One of the many truck trains which ply the rails of the Pittsburgh Line has neared the end of its journey over the backbone of the Alleghenies as it glides along the twisting banks of the Little C... (more)