With the train emptied at the dock the empties return west past the large rock cut outside of Mapletown. Extremely large icicles line the rock cut from end to end and also feature a small waterfal... (more)

The sun has just came out from above the tree tops as the empty Cumberland mine train leans into the small curved bridge in Mapletown as it heads for the mine in Kirby.

The struggle is almost over as the head end of a loaded slab train has just crested the mountain in the middle of the tunnel and now starts down hill, but with most of the train still on the other... (more)

Only a mile outside of the Clairton yard limits, 66 is already in run 8 and doing less them 10mph as the engineer tackles the steep grade out of the Mon valley with 5 MP15's and a heavy coke train... (more)

After crawling through the street running of West Brownsville, a empty PPLX coal train notches up as it heads for the mines.

The midnight shift crew heads back to the mine for another load of coal. The weekend crews are called Weekend Warriors due to the fact that they work 12 hours shifts and make 3 round trips from th... (more)

After about 4 hours the train has arrived back into Alicia with a fresh load of coal from the mine in Kirby and starts dumping the 38 car train. The train is loaded and unloaded by a belt pack rem... (more)

2 and a 1/2 hours after we left the mine we arrive back in Kirby for another load PA coal. Due to a recent discovery of Metallurgical coal this line might be seeing a increase in traffic in the ne... (more)

GLC 393 splits off of the GTW at Pitt and starts back onto home rails as they head for Osmer where they will meet a AA crew that will take the 765 to the NS at Milan.

NS I5Z with UP 2002 and a UP Gevo trail a cabbed signaled leader across the NS Pittsburgh line just before sunset. After this trip the engine was held captive for a few days and was seen on severa... (more)

After a run by with 765 the guest climb back aboard the train that will now be lead north with by FL9 484.

CVSR 800 one of only a few of the MLW's to still be running on the CVSR sits along side NKP 765 at the Fitzwater shops. The 800 received a new coat of B&O paint shortly after this.

After running a cut of cars to NS's Island avenue yard the AVR heads back to Glenwood yard with a decent sized train as it passes through the trench at West Park during what is called Yellow Brick... (more)

After a long and slow climb up hill from ET, BMEX 259 starts down grade with its small train of slabs after exiting the 1919 build Dravosburg tunnel. After testing on the URR and also at ET the 25... (more)

BMEX 259 the first of three Gensets to test on the Union railroad leads a train of fresh slabs from the USSX Edgar Thompson Works to the rolling mills of the USSX Irvin Works. Here the train strug... (more)