Headed down the mountain from Ridgecrest to Old Fort, P87 passes through Bruners Cut with their empty woodchip cars for Bridgewater.

Big Viaduct, version two that is, supports the NS Pittsburgh Line and 63V heading west between South Fork and Mineral Point PA. The original Big Viaduct was destroyed when the South Fork Dam had ... (more)

A pair of Norfolk Southern EMD SD40E's assist in keeping a long stack train in check as it navigates down the east slope and past the now removed MP 245 position light signals. These signals were ... (more)

A pair of SD40E helpers are on the head end of loaded trash train 63V as it descends the West Slope grade of the Alleghenies in Lilly, Pennsylvania. PRR position light signals stood guard here for... (more)

NS C62 switching Welch Food Spur in Westfield NY. An uncommon sight now a days. Westfield Trestle in the foreground.

Light helpers drift downgrade through Lilly.

Norfolk Southern's N1R local out of Buffalo shoves into the small yard at Tifft street to switch out cars that will be interchanged here with the Buffalo Southern.

The first six axle on the Lititz Secondary! NS 6326 was the first NS six axle ever to run on this branch line. Consisting of mostly switching out customers and the track being jointed rail and ... (more)

A pair of SD40E helpers bring up the read of westbound intermodal 21Q as it heads down the west slope, passing under the PRR position light signals mounted on a I-Beam bridge in Greensburg, Pennsy... (more)

Helpers assist an eastbound ethanol train up track one.

A 4 pack of helpers wait to enter Rose Yard after assisting a heavy eastbound mixed freight over the mountain. A westbound mixed freight can be seen making its run on the hill in the foreground.

Helpers push a westbound stack train past the closed Alto tower.

Black Snake at Sunrise

A four pack of helpers assists braking for an eastbound oil train shortly after sunrise. As is common with trains on the Allegheny slopes, the train fills the ... (more)

Four EMD SD40E locomotives pushing a loaded coal train up the hill pass through South Fork PA. The train is passing the now removed MP 265 PRR Pedestal signal, which was the last of its kind on th... (more)