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W&LE East of Rook
The former P&WV main to Connellsville, plus a few shots of the Mifflin & Clairton Branches, and trackage rights on CSX.
Photo Album By: Wade H. Massie
 
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Photo ID: 371736

This is part of what makes the W&LE so interesting - you never know exactly what you're going to get. I knew there was going to be an empty ore train running, but the five W&LE and two AVR units ... (more)

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD SD40-3
Location: Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 3034
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 11, 2011


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Added: Aug 12, 2011

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Photo ID: 370609

Taking advantage of a great heads-up, I had enough time to hike in to Perry Viaduct. After seeing some amazing photos taken here during the N&W days by E. Roy Ward and Gene P. Schaeffer, I finall... (more)

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD SD40-3
Location: Perry Twp., Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 3102
Train ID: WE 341
Photo Date: July 31, 2011


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Added: Aug 01, 2011

Views: 3,790
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Photo ID: 305676

After working in Clairton, 2666 heads west through the short (310 ft.) Ravensburg Tunnel.

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD GP35
Location: Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 2666
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 13, 1995


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By: Wade H. Massie

Added: Nov 30, 2009

Views: 3,595
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Photo ID: 304553

High above the backyards of Banning, a short W&LE freight rolls eastbound towards the CSX interchange in Connellsville.

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Banning, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 6349
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 08, 2009


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Added: Nov 19, 2009

Views: 3,148
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Photo ID: 303081

On a move that seems to be running about three or four times per week, an eastbound coke train passes through Brookline on its way to Connellsville. Power can be all W&LE, all CSX, or a combinati... (more)

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 6316
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 02, 2009


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Added: Nov 06, 2009

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Photo ID: 292683

This was a great chase, but in hindsight I wish I called in sick to work and continued following the train to Connellsville.

Railroad: Wisconsin Central
Locomotive: EMD SD45
Location: Gastonville, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WC 6618
Train ID: WE 416
Photo Date: November 27, 1998


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Added: Aug 02, 2009

Views: 3,849
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Photo ID: 289915

A mixed bag of CSX and W&LE power team up to lead a westbound on the former P&WV. Most of these trains ran as solid hoppers, but this one has a cut of five tank cars mixed in with the empty hoppe... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Sudan, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 4762
Train ID: WE 345
Photo Date: June 06, 2009


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Added: Jul 08, 2009

Views: 2,812
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Photo ID: 286293

This train was one of the most-photographed that I've ever seen on the W&LE. About nine of us shot him at Speers, and some of that group also got him here, just west of my vantage point.

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD SD40-3
Location: Crookham, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 3049
Train ID: WE 345
Photo Date: May 31, 2009


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Added: Jun 04, 2009

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Photo ID: 286047

Yard with a view! A home along Cracker Jack Rd. has this sweeping view of the W&LE from the front yard.

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD SD40-3
Location: Sudan, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 3049
Train ID: WE 345
Photo Date: May 31, 2009


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Added: Jun 02, 2009

Views: 3,627
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Photo ID: 285909

My original intent here was to get a shot from above the east portal of Temple tunnel. A glance at the unstable hillside made me reconsider and I hustled back to my car in time to relocate to the... (more)

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD SD40-3
Location: Redds Mill, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 3049
Train ID: WE 345
Photo Date: May 31, 2009


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Added: Jun 01, 2009

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Photo ID: 285815

3049, four other EMDs, and a long train of empty ore hoppers roll through Longview, passing the junction with the Mifflin Branch.

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD SD40-3
Location: Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 3049
Train ID: WE 345
Photo Date: May 31, 2009


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Added: May 31, 2009

Views: 2,523
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Photo ID: 284549

A minor derailment near Smithton has brought traffic on CSX to a halt, allowing the W&LE to get out of the yard without having to wait for any trains to pass on CSX.

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD SD40-3
Location: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 3067
Train ID: WE 345
Photo Date: May 19, 2009


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Added: May 21, 2009

Views: 2,970
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Photo ID: 283669

108 leads eastbound ore across the rain-swollen Yough.

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD GP35
Location: Van Meter, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 108
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 12, 2009


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Added: May 14, 2009

Views: 3,414
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Photo ID: 283550

An eclectic mix of power leads an ore train through rural Washington County. Trailing the 108 are WE 4003, WE 6316, and WE 6349.

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD GP35-3
Location: Baidland, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 108
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 12, 2009


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By: Wade H. Massie

Added: May 13, 2009

Views: 3,360
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Photo ID: 279253

Special delivery! The Wheeling brings one giant load of spools into Monessen on the Mat Branch. The bridge in the background crosses the Monongahela River, it took this train about one hour to g... (more)

Railroad: Wheeling & Lake Erie
Locomotive: EMD GP40-3
Location: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: WE 305
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 04, 2009


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By: Wade H. Massie

Added: Apr 09, 2009

Views: 13,606
Comments: 3

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