392 heads south on the former P&WV, passing through Brookline, a charming Pittsburgh neighborhood located just south of Downtown.
Sans hoppers, 392 departs Rook as a light engine move.
W&LE's afternoon coke train eases out of Rook with the 302 bringing up the rear.
Another colorful consist on the Wheeling, one GP40-3 and a visiting NS GP38-2.
392 rolls through Longview after several miles of climbing uphill. The track at left is the Mifflin Branch which leads to the Union RR interchange at Mifflin Jct.
The house below gives a good sense of scale when looking at Mingo Creek Viaduct.
The Mon Fayette Expressway towers over everything in the valley, including Mingo Creek Viaduct.
Today's 392 has a cut of cars for SWP interchange, in addition to its usual consist of coke hoppers.
Once again, Sudan is the end of my chase, I'll have to wait for longer days before getting the train at Speers.
Only about 10 miles remain until this coke train arrives at Monessen, where it will be loaded with coke from Koppers.
The crew on this train has a phenomonal view as they cross the Sudan Viaduct.
Warm evening sunlight bathes this Monessen coke train as he eases across the spindly Mingo Creek Viaduct.
The afternoon coke train rolls across Castle Shannon Viaduct on a picture perfect spring day.
Kodachrome GP35 #2662 brings up the rear of this coke train. There are two more GP35s on the head end, one of which is the other Kodachrome unit, #2679.
Both of Wheelings "Kodachrome" units were on today’s coke train to Monessen. WE 2679 was upfront along with WE 104.
