NS 36A struggles up track one just in time to block AMTK 975 quickly approaching on track two.

Altoona bound 5809 pulls just ahead of NS train 36A at Lilly.

Eastbound rack train heads east at the overpass in Lilly,PA. with a rough looking ex. CR unit leading.

Westbound trailer train in afternoon light off of the overpass in Lilly,PA. Train is on track#3.

Eastbound NS 262, a RoadRailer train, charges upgrade under the classic PRR signal bridge and signal 253W as it approaches the summit of the Allegheny Mountains on a surprisingly balmy February 6,... (more)

Helpers assist a unit coal train through Lilly.

This is what mountain railroading is all about! On a snowy, cold January day light helpers head up the hill to Cresson through the sleepy town of Lilly. I love the fact that with the snow it looks... (more)

With the temperature being a balmy 11 degrees, the crew has set a bag of ice on the hood of NS 3345.

An eastbound "Pennsylvania" Amtrak passenger train kicks up a cloud snow.

NS 2759 and three other units lift NS 10G up the West Slope and under the signal bridge at the south end of Lilly. Note how the heavy snowfall obstructs the view of the clear aspect on the signal ... (more)

In the middle of a heavy snow squall, the helpers on the rear of NS 10G as well as an eastbound stack train kick up the newly fallen snow, reducing visibility to almost nothing. A few houses in Li... (more)

We can still pretend that this is a Conrail helper leading an EB coal over the 'hill' at Lilly, passing by this railfan dream home. There's that tree again!

A set of helpers drift by this typical Fall scene including some spectacular color as they head west.

Little has changed in the town of Lily, PA, except for the colors and ownership of the rails through town.

NS SD40-2 Helpers 3343 and 3364 shove an EB NS 20T upgrade through Lilly, Pa.