Having completed the work to be done around Oil City and Franklin, all that's left to do for the crew on ME-1 is to enjoy the ride back to Meadville.

WNYP 631 and RRPX 43 are eastbound through Friendship, NY, with OL-1's train. Best. Chase. Weekend. Ever. 1213hrs.

The ex-Reading Alco is on its way to pick up two empty covered hoppers from the Dad's Dog Food plant. This spur used to connect to the Bessemer & Lake Erie, but the line now ends after the plant.

Arrive Alive!!! That is the hopes of the children on this bus. If crossing gates had any strength, this short bus would be even shorter. Note the price of gas too as the ME-1 reverses of... (more)

A busy morning in Meadville. The ME-1 crew builds today's "Branch" job's train as NS 533 gets a fresh crew to continue the trip to Conway. We were also lucky enough to catch NS 522 leaving the c... (more)

DFT smokes it up through NORTH ELDRED as they head back to Olean.

DFT passes through SOUTH ELDRED on their way back to Olean.

To paraphrase comedian Ron White: "Hey man, huh, huh! How far will this train take us?"..."Clear to the scene of the crash."

WNYP dispatch notifies the ME-1 of a rollover on the tra... (more)

WNYP local ME-100 puts out a plume of "ALCO dust", as it accelerates westbound through Falconer.

Two well known Meadville names, Channel Lock and WNYP make an over-under meet as the ME-1 shoves a few cars into a yard stub for an in-yard customer.

With their brine empties picked up at McClintock and running around their train, the ME-1 heads to beans at Casey's before continuing to Franklin Steel for a P/U, and then heading back to Meadvill... (more)

Conductor Kevin C. "Grumble, grumble, grumble. Hey Chris, I have some bad news. The 3 cars that we need to take back are in the middle." Chris "So much for in and out. ... (more)

After setting in 5 loads at Continental Can, the ME-1 comes back across the Wye Bridge at the former Wye Tower site. The bridge won't see another train for a month or so. The ME-1 is now enroute t... (more)