After a brief stop at the transload yard outside of Youngwood, Pennsylvania to drop empty cars for crushed glass loading, the Southwest Pennsylvania SWP-02 is back on the move north towards the NS... (more)
The sand trains are back and SD40-2s have just made their debut on the SWP. Less than a few weeks on the railroad in fresh maroon, these SD40-2s shove sand loads south.
After dropping off three cars, engines 2006 and 2004 continue their run.
Passing thru the former PRR Yard in Youngwood.
Switching out Sand cars!
Passing Bunchar Railcar and the company's little engine that could!
In evening sunlight 2638 shoves the short train around Hepler's Curve.
SWP 1 rolls North thru the remains of Youngwood yard in sweet evening sunlight.
This is privately owned. It is in really great shape and sounded great as well.
The burned out inside of car # 421.
The burned out remains of passenger car #422 rest in Youngwood after kids burned it in 2003.
Passenger car 421, built in the 1930's now rest in Youngwood Yards.
The radio controls, not much room in this little thing!
A shot through the door shows the controls on the GE 25 ton switcher.
The builders plate on a GE 25 ton switcher that operated 54 years.