A CN southbound scrap train heads south through the countryside village of Hallston, PA on its way to AK Steel in Butler, PA as the last of the fall leaves cling desperately to the trees.

A Southbound ore train crosses the old Bessemer trestle in Pardoe, PA on its way to North Bessemer. A late fall snow lingers long past it's due and Pennsylvania already feels like January.

While waiting for a westbound at the tunnel, I heard on the scanner that 16N was approaching Gallitzin heading East on track 1. I scurried over to the other side of town just in time to snap some... (more)

The morning was brutally cold up in the PA mountains, so as I waiting patiently for a westbound, I nearly froze. Finally, after a rare lull on Pittsburgh Line, an NS intermodal train emerged from... (more)

A long train of empty autoracks tops the hill in Cresson, PA. Many of these old signal bridges have been taken down on the other side of Altoona. One can only assume these will be soon to follow... (more)

I had a hunch that today's ore train would be led by a Bessemer locomotive, so I braved the ice storm and drove to the outskirts of Grove City to wait for the train. Certainly the train had an ea... (more)

After a rather lengthy delay due to maintenance, the tracks were finally cleared for this southbound scrap train. The train was ultimately bound for AK Steel in Butler, where it would turn and re... (more)

A southbound ore train passes through the cut in Euclid, PA as the trees form a sort of canopy over the tracks beneath. I was hopeful that these same trees may have begun to change colors with th... (more)

Canadian National's Butler turn heads south through Branchton with an entirely Bessemer locomotive consist and only one car in tow. This train is operating on the old Bessemer and Lake Erie mainl... (more)

After class, I decided to take a stab at catching the southbound ore train on the old Bessemer mainline. Instead, I was surprised with a southbound geometry train, led by an ex-Conrail GP38 now o... (more)

Before I head back to school, I decided to chase for the first time along the Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad. After a surprise coal train cleared early this morning, NBR-4, the local running fro... (more)

A standard cab SD70 leads a couple of foreign BNSF GEVOs under the overpass at Port Royal, PA. The old Pennsy signals still stand but perhaps not for much longer. This is my first time to photog... (more)

An NS manifest creeps through the West end of Conway as it prepares to back into the yard and perform some switching. 4 more westbounds are stacked behind it and will proceed west as soon as the ... (more)

Planes, trains, and automobiles. Oh wait... I forgot the plane. Perhaps next time. An NS intermodal train passes under the 11th street bridge in Ambridge, PA. Those driving on route 65 right n... (more)

A standard cab SD70 leads a ballast train east under the classic "Pennsy" signal bridge in Leetsdale. After a long winter, the air is finally warming up and the buds are beginning to ap... (more)