CSXT GE ES44DC 5316 heads westbound at CP-94 on a luminous fall afternoon. Manchester Road, Fairview, PA

Light engines cross over from track 1 to track 2 at CP-97, Fairview, PA, lead by CSXT SD40-2 8030.

Paired Norfolk Southern SD70M-2's 2738 and 2713 head west over Elk Creek shortly after sun-up. 16AUG2008.

Cool refreshing air from Canada rustles amber waves of grain as clouds drive in from Lake Erie.

NS ES40DC 7520 pounds over Walnut Creek on a humid July morning.

Eastbound CSX freight slides under Bort Road overpass on a cool July morning. 02 July 2008.

Amtrak Train 48 "Lakeshore Limited" running about 30 minutes behind, near Fairview, PA, 04 July 2008.

Is this the flatlands of Kansas, Iowa, or Nebraska? Nope, western Pennsylvania. No snow-covered mountains, but we do have "Big Skies" in spots.

Westbound at sunset, M.P. 104, Lake City, PA

GE Evolution Hybrid demonstrator 2010 on static display near Erie Bayfront Convention Center during GE Annual Shareholders' Meeting 23 April 2008.

Aging CSX SD40-2 leads empty autoracks west out of deepening evening shadows. CP-94, Manchester Road, Fairview, PA

Steelhead rise from the still water and kingfishers call from stream's edge, as an eastbound NS stack train glides out of the sunset over Elk Creek.

UP ES4400AC 5330 hustles a solid reefer block eastward into a cold March morning at CP-110 on the PA/Ohio border.

Amtrak GG1 #906 under the catenary at Harrisburg terminal. Late spring 1978.

Amtrak E9 #433 moves under the catenary at Harrisburg terminal. Late spring 1978.