102.5 WDVE Rocks! Perched at the top of Green Tree hill, the studios of the western PA radio heavyweight have a commanding view of Rook Yard, and on this night a pair of Rio Grande a... (more)
WE 303 (GP40-3, ex-DRGW/WE 3085 - former GP40) and WE 2650 (GP35, ex-SOU/NS 2650) at Rook Yard. I shot these units during engineer training on the W&LE. The students were sent to Rook for remote c... (more)
I'm not sure what the odds are of seeing four Rio Grande units in the same place in 2009, but it probably doesn't happen very often! (The fourth unit is #302, barely visible at far left).
A short local pulls into Rook with the Wheeling's version of a Rio Grande heritage unit on the point. This train's not quite as overpowered as it looks, three of the units were picked up at Mones... (more)