With the Pittsburgh skyline serving as a backdrop, the AVR's Island Avenue Local crosses Norfolk Southern's (ex-PRR) Fort Wayne Bridge over the Allegheny River.
AVR 1 is seen here passing below the approximate location of the Pittsburgh Railroad Scanner feed that allowed me to be lazy and sit on my computer until the last possible moment to get this shot.... (more)
Just a few short years ago it was a nice surprise to actually have an unit in the AVR paint scheme on an AVR train. Since then, the shortline has taken great strides towards respectability; matchi... (more)