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)
Pretty much everything is this picture exist to produce the cargo for the train coming up the ramp; slabs. Note the NS Port Perry branch (far left) and URR mainline to the right of it. Other items... (more)
URR 22 and three others haul an empty ore hopper train north towards the BLE interchange. The great USX ET works looms in the backgroumd of this pic.
MP15s aren't particular large locomotives, but even the biggest of units would be dwarfed by the massive blast furnaces of the ET works. Note the small yard for the Union's unique slab carrier car... (more)
Union Railroad 17-31-20 have just backed their train out of the USS Edgar Thompson Works to the mainline and are now headed to the USS Irvin Works with a load of slabs.
Three MP15's lead a loaded slab train under the Westinghouse Bridge.
A Union RR SW1500 sits outside of the company's shops in Hall.
There is certainly a lot going on in this photo, but maybe the most interesting aspect is that those Coke Express cars in the foreground are the actually the tail end of the train those MP15s are ... (more)
