Traffic on the WNY&PA has gone down quite a bit lately. Locals to Driftwood haven't been running as much either. Here the Wednesday Driftwood turn drops down the mountain grade from Keating Summit... (more)
The WNY&PA runs 2 locals called the "Sling Shots" on Tuesday and Thursday and they run out of Meadville, PA, and Olean, NY, and usually meet at Falconer to swap trains. Here the Meadville side hea... (more)
The WNY&PA runs 2 locals called the "Sling Shots" on Tuesday and Thursday and they run out of Meadville, PA, and Olean, NY. The locals meet at Falconer and swap trains mid afternoon. Here the crew... (more)
WNYP "slingshot", the Olean to Falconer turn, heads West at Vandalia with a 74 car train on a nice fall afternoon.
WNYP 638 & 632 bracket a work train of ballast cars that is Southbound on the Buffalo Line on a nice fall morning. The work train was headed to Larabee, PA and onto the Farmers Valley branch.
The Alco/MLW Lineup at Olean...
With fall foliage peaking, WNYP DFT rolls north into the valleys preceding Port Allegany after descending Keating Summit with just two loads and one unit online.
DFT rolls northward with just two cars along the retaining wall adjacent to the Sinnemahoning Creek.
The Driftwood turn eases south into Driftwood passing some changed trees where it will drop it's cars for NS on the siding.
Easing down the 2.5+ percent grade with a short train...
The Driftwood turn is just barely beginning it's trek up Keating Summit as it rolls through the valley south of Port Allegany.
The Southbound turn to Driftwood finds a spot of sunshine as it rounds the curve at Larabee, PA.
The Southbound turn to Driftwood smokes it up as it passes the busy little general store and Post Office in Turtlepoint, PA.
The Driftwood Turn departs Port Allegany after spotting industry. They'll make good time to the NS with a short train.
Passing a field aglow with daisies, the Falconer Turn heads west on a beautiful spring day.