This shot made possible due to the cooperation of clouds - cloudy weather often facilitates views not otherwise possible. Here, the loaded Clairton coke train grinds upgrade out of the Dravosburg... (more)
The late-morning coke train from Clairton usually rates 5 MP15DC's, and moves slowly enough to facilitate a chase. Irvin works yard is at right.
The hottest train on the Union! Loaded steel slabs from USX Edgar Thomson works are headed for the rolling plant at Irvin, at right. The route to the left continues to the Clairton coke works.
The hottest train on the Union! Loaded steel slabs from USX Edgar Thomson works are headed for the rolling plant at Irvin.
The URR Coke Express heads towards Demmler Yard as an eastbound freight passes beneath it on the NS Pittsburgh Line. Photo taken from the Westinghouse Bridge.
A loaded slab train shoves up the ramp from USX Edgar Thomson works (to head across the river to Irvin) as an empty coke train reverses to head to Clairton.
Swiching the plant.
This photo was taken at the Bessimer RR and Union RR interchange in Duquesne, Pa
A URR empty slab train rolls by a pair of yard MP15DC's parked at the URR M of W building.
Slab train from Edgar Thomson mill enroute to Irvin mill.
Enroute to Edgar Thomson. Camera Nikon Coolpix 5700. 1/102 second exposure, f3.9, Focal Length 37.7mm, ISO 100
No Union RR train is complete without a caboose.
