A classic shot indeed! 3 CR painted locos and the old PPLX hopper set!

An empty Huff train passes thru Perry with a fresh SD40-2 repaint in charge.

Hot slabs out of ET head across the Mon towards the Irving Works further down the valley.

Empty coal train returning from the east use the Port Perry Branch multiple times everyday. Despite this, I can only remember seeing it happen one other time during my four years in Pittsburgh.

Its uncommon to find trackage this complex anywhere nowadays, let alone on an all switcher shortline! The Coke train is always wyed at J Interlocking to allow the units to push into USS Edgar Thom... (more)

A union Railroad empty hopper train exits Duquesne Receiving Yard in route to USS's Clairton Coke Works.

Union Railroad slab train from USS-Edgar Thompson Works rolls near the Duquesne-Dravosburg, Pa. boundry in route to USS Irvin Works. The heat from the slabs is noticeable from several feet away fr... (more)

A Union Railroad cab hop with cab C-104 enters the throat of Duquesne Receiving Yard in route to the yard office.

A friend working on the Union said the railroad is slower than its been in twenty years and it shows here. Note the rows of laid up hot metal cars and shuttered blast furnace across the river at U... (more)

Union Railroad MP15's 15, 16, 10, 14, and 18 get a brief rest before continuing on in the cold and snow as they lead a CSX coke train to Dextar yard