Union Railroad slab train from USS-Edgar Thompson Works rolls near the Duquesne-Dravosburg, Pa. boundry in route to USS Irvin Works. The heat from the slabs is noticeable from several feet away fr... (more)

A Union Railroad cab hop with cab C-104 enters the throat of Duquesne Receiving Yard in route to the yard office.

A friend working on the Union said the railroad is slower than its been in twenty years and it shows here. Note the rows of laid up hot metal cars and shuttered blast furnace across the river at U... (more)

Union Railroad MP15's 15, 16, 10, 14, and 18 get a brief rest before continuing on in the cold and snow as they lead a CSX coke train to Dextar yard

An empty URR train pulls ahead then reverses back into the yard right near the Westinghouse Bridge.

The Union Railroad shoves a cut of cars up a ramp at Port Perry.

Even thought the steel industry around Pittsburgh has all but collapsed, the Union will not go quietly into the night. Case in point; the Union's Duquesne Wharf coal loader is among the most advan... (more)

A trio of MP15's lead a southbound slab train towards the Bull Run Crossing.

Long hopper trains are a staple of the Union, one of which is seen here heading back to North Bessemer and interchange with the BLE.

Dead in transit at Oak Island's engine terminal and most likely destined for scrapping at Naporano Iron & Metal in Newark. This unit may have been used as a switcher at Naporano before being scra... (more)

The end of an era! Seen here is the second to last revenue train to use this bridge. Once this bridge was critical to US Steel's empire, as it was bracketed on both sides by steel mills. Today, bo... (more)

URR empty ore train travels up the Dexter lead while passing under the only PRR signal bridge on the URR.

The URR bridge over the old PRR main is a Pittsburgh classic, the annoying roadway next to it is not. See photo 160546 to compare this location to what it looked like in the 1960s. If you thought ... (more)