Norfolk Southern's "Pennsylvania Railroad" Heritage Unit crawls through "The Trench" splitting the Allegheny Commons West Park on the North Shore of Pittsburgh

Norfolk Southern manifest freight 10K is at the start of its journey from Conway to Allentown as it rolls through the trench in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cutting through the Allegheny Commons Park... (more)

The Pennsylvania Railroad. The rayish-brown terra cotta building is Pittsburgh's Union Station, designed by architect Daniel Burnham, and was constructed from 1898 to 1904. It served as a key stop... (more)

During the early morning hours, Amtrak's Phase I "Bloody Nose" Heritage Unit crawls through "The Trench."

NS 617 on 6/17, what are the odds? NS Local C28 travels west through "The Trench" after picking up a line of cars east of CP Penn. NS 6659, one of the Operation Lifesaver engines, follows. The sky... (more)

Amtrak's Phase II Heritage Unit #130 rests in Pittsburgh's Union Station, awaiting the next morning when it will depart for New York as the lead unit of the eastbound Pennsylvanian. The westbound ... (more)

A long Allegheny Valley Railroad local heads east through "The Trench" in the Allegheny Commons West Park.

CSX's "Honoring Our First Responders," and "New York Central" Heritage Unit pull mixed freight M422 by the Monongahela incline and the former Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Station in ... (more)

An August thunderstorm approaches as a five-pack of URR switchers reverse a long cut of loaded coke cars down the ramp into Edgar Thomson's Dexter Yard. The Valley Yard is packed with fresh steel... (more)

As the rain clouds move off to the east, NS 55K crosses over the Ft. Wayne Railroad Bridge which spans the Allegheny River. The bridge was originally built in 1904 by the American Bridge Company o... (more)

Just after sunset, CSX Transportation Dash 8-40CW 7680 and AC4400CW 134 lead an eastbound vehicle train along the banks of the Monongahela River on the CSX's Pittsburgh Sub. In the distance, just... (more)

Adjacent to the Ohio River, a NS Operation Lifesaver GP59E pulls on a string of mixed cars on a nice sunny Spring afternoon.

After interchanging with NS, CLXX 6003 leads a long train out of the tunnel on S Neville Street in Pittsburg.

Pittsburgh Push: As the morning gets underway in Pittsburgh, manifest train NS 10G begins its journey east of Pittsburgh and onto the NS Conemaugh line, as it leaves the Pittsburgh skyline in the... (more)

Pittsburgh Wakeup: NS 4468 leads manifest 10G eastbound onto the Conemaugh line, as it passes through CP Penn. Pittsburgh's skyline can be seen in the distance.