The red buds are popping open and the river runs a little high from the spring rains. Spring has sprung along the Pokey.
Shuffling eastward in early morning light, autorack 184 bursts into WV, with the middle section in KY and the rear still in WV.
Intermodal train passes a set of semaphores...
21Q heads north on the Mon Line with the city skyline in the background
included in the consist are NREX SD40-2 9402 and NS (former Conrail) C39-8 8210; also notice the switch stand for a siding (currently out of service) to a woodyard
11K rolls through Pittsburgh's historic Southside. The buildings behind the train are part of the Southside Slopes, a neighborhood built on the side of a mountain.