I've heard train crews say if you do this job long enough you inevitably will hit somebody. I guess the same logic can be applied to railfanning. From what I gathered from the scanner chatter, the... (more)

Its uncommon to find trackage this complex anywhere nowadays, let alone on an all switcher shortline! The Coke train is always wyed at J Interlocking to allow the units to push into USS Edgar Thom... (more)

Just about every paint scheme on the Union is represented on today's Coke train, even a new "Accidents Just Don't Happen" decal on 17.

This shot is in memory of John Ryan, who was not able to out run me up the bridge to get this shot even though he suggested we stop here in the first place.

AVR 1 is seen here passing below the approximate location of the Pittsburgh Railroad Scanner feed that allowed me to be lazy and sit on my computer until the last possible moment to get this shot.... (more)

The west side of Collinwood Yard shows its New York Central heritage in this picture. Q365 slides past long closed QD Tower and under a dead NYC signal bridge.

Elephant style 40s lead the way west past US Steel's Edgar Thompson Works. Note the hot metal train picking up speed for the ramp to the caster mill about ten cars back from 389's power.

Over-under meet of sorts between scrap train power heading home and empty coke train K380. K380 will terminate about two miles of east of here in Demmler Yard, where a quintet of Union MP15DCs wil... (more)

Sweet evening light on the flat lands of western Ohio

A Cascade service cabbage and this NS local are among the unexpected visitors at this well known location.

Despite how it may look, this photo isn't very rural at all. Had I pointed my camera in any other direction, you would have seen a sea of McMansions and suburban sprawl. On a lighter note; check o... (more)

20V is seen here cruising through 'Freddyland' - the stretch of railroad between Pittsburgh and Johnstown roamed by one of Western PA's most well connected railfans.

While waiting for this 'rainbow' consist on BT-3 to show up, I had a five minute conversation with the F150's owner about how country living was better than the city. He had some good points, but ... (more)