In the wee hours of the morning NKP 765 rest inside Conway yard awaiting the up coming trips in the Pittsburgh area after dead heading from Columbus a few hours earlier. Photo taken with permissio... (more)

Another first to the Mon Valley, NS 1070 sits at Shire Oaks yard awaiting to take empties south to the mines. All required PPE was worn while taking this photo.

Yard and local power sit under the old 4 hump at Conway yard awaiting their assignments. Photo taken with permission wearing all required PPE.

N15 splits the signals at the end of double track in Monongahela PA as it nears Shire Oaks yard.

After being delayed out of West Brownsville due to a rider on the train, N15 works it's way north and rolls under the massive Wheeling Lake Erie Speers viaduct.

With 3/4's of it's train loaded NS N15 rolls under the old tipple at Emerald mine as it slowly loads at .4 mph. This is the first trip for the 1071 to the Mon valley.

A pair of Blue MP15's leads a cut of empty slab racks back to ET from Irvin as they pass under the 110 signal bridge, the only position lights left on the railroad.

Y73 tied down at Shire Oaks. All required PPE was worn while taking this photo.

WSOR 4030 leads a mixed freight out of Madison WI and rolls around a wye to take it east. At this location there is a Diamond on and Island which is just out of sight behind the train. The other l... (more)

A rare visitor but an even rarer leader to the area, 513 has just shoved back into the station after turning it's train. The trailing P42 #55 had problems in Philly and they added the Dash 8 to ge... (more)

NS 7201 and 7200 head up a empty hopper train just before sunset that is rolling off of the Port perry Branch and onto the NS Mon Line.

These 3 beauties sit around the turntable after taking their turns in the diesel parade and watch on as the other 17 units take their turns.

WC 3017 lives out its last days on the CN at Homewood shops. The Lease on these GP40's is/will be up soon and there are already several interested buyers in these Maroon and Gold engines, I hope w... (more)

WC 3027 one of just two GP40-2's owned by the WC and also wearing a special paint job sits inside the Homewood shops after being pulled from several months of sitting in the deadlines outside. 302... (more)

Two of EMD's current projects sit outside the old La Grange plant. 9501 has had some modifications added to it including the radiator off of a SD70ace. Sitting inside the shop was EMDX 92, UP 9900... (more)