The 104 with three loads of wire in tow crosses Ten Acre bridge enroute to Johnstown Wire Technologies' Wire Mill.

Work complete for the day 104 heads for the house. For over 50 years the 104 and its stable mates worked in Johnstown without snow plows, or even full pilots, however that changed last winter. A c... (more)

Back in '05 the Black Lick was still using the front doors of their shop building, and the 2000, finished with its work for the day, is being readied to be backed into the cavernous shop for the n... (more)

CBL 109 and a slug work at Johnstown, PA in the summer of 1984.

The 2000 shoves a cut of cars back into the hole at the 'Wire Mill'.

Having delivered a couple gondolas to Johnstown Wire Technologies across the river, the Black Lick's 2000 recrosses the Conemaugh River via the Ten Acre bridge.

Right at home. For 60 years this little EMD has worked around the various mills in Johnstown.

Delivered as the 102 in 1949, the 2000 was renumbered and repainted for the third time in the year 2000 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of its home town of Johnstown. Here it works in downto... (more)

From a former C&BL employee, here is some info on the building in the background.... The building in the background was built in 1975 - 1976 as ' Kent ' yard office named after then Bethlehe... (more)

The 'Wire Mill' as it is known locally, is one of the Black Lick's best customers these days, even if they only get a couple loads of wire a week.

Specially painted up nine years ago for the bicentennial of the City of Johnstown, the 2000, one of three NW2's on the C&BL roster (and the only active one), still toils along wearing only the sec... (more)

The C&BL is a difficult short line to shoot; its early morning start and high valley walls make it rough to get some good light. Luckily, it was those two factors that made this shot possible.

We didn't expect to see this as we were driving around looking for the CSX D703.

Cold and desolate: this yard could be a pretty good metaphor for the future of the C&BL if you're into that kind of thing. On most days it only takes about two hours to complete the day's work. Ho... (more)

C&BL #104 heads into what it left of their yard at Johnstown. What was once a comparable operation to today's Union Railroad is now relying on a single major customer for much of their traffic.