Foley & Foreign power in the Fall.... it doesn't get much better than this in the east

Q389 leaves town in the last light of day seen from high atop Mugnano's Mountain.

The power on westbound Q389 adds a little extra color to a nice autumn scene east of Holgate.

On the Thursday before the scheduled 7/5/10 diamond replacement at Galatea the 'big crane' is already in place along with the pre-fab diamonds ready to lift into place.

Hard rains are brewing in Southwest Pennsylvania as Q389 heads over the Yough about to stop short of Demmler, a few miles west of here, for a crew change.

A unique set of 2 warbonnets, 2 NS units and a BNSF unit make up the power of this CSX westbound.

Q389 heads West under the Ft. Pitt bridge and the Pittsburgh skyline with some foreign power in tow. Just after this photograph was taken, Q389 tripped the dragging equipment detector and went in... (more)

Q389 rolls under Main Street in downtown Kent.

This westbound empty coal train is about to duck under Highway 67 on the west side of Clinton as they head back to the mines.

Snow relentlessly falls as foreign power leads todays Q389. A little bit before this date, "snowmagedden" pounded the region, and after this date, the snow still falls every week.

2 Warbonnets sit at Boughtonville waiting for room in Willard yard.

Q389-26 splits the B&O CPL signals just west of Exchange Street in Akron.

Q389 heads west with a set of matched Warbonnets for power past the old depressing looking Nova Tower and CPL in the Nova Block on the CSX New Castle Sub.

Everything about this photo underscores the poor state of railroading and the economy today in general. The condition of the once proud Warbonnet, including the missing number board, the crooked ... (more)