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)

Crossing Oil Creek, the ME-1 heads toward McClintock Yard in Rouseville to pick up a few brine empties and run around their train.

ME-1 Conductor, Kevin C. gives fellow RP contributor Terry Kerr and myself a wave as he protects the shove across the i... (more)

421 pulls the 4 empties from Continental Can under an old Pennsy Signal bridge that once guarded the entrance to the Valley Yard (now just a single track main) from points south on the Valley Line... (more)

421 reverses light down the South Side Industrial to retrieve the 4 empties from Continental Can. The trackage there does not have the room to do the switching with the 5 D/O loads and 4 P/U empt... (more)

WNYP Alco C424 #421 and caboose #300 rest under the PA 322 overpass in the WNYP yard at Meadville, PA

Engineer Chris waves to the photographer as this old Alco charges south towards Oil City.

The Oil City Turn heads south on a nice clear day under this old signal gantry. Note the caboose at the end of the train.

Is it a coincidence?

Two "big sixes" lead the Hornell Turn through a rural scene as they head back towards Olean.

With the valley ablaze in fall colors and the mountain tops shrouded in mist, light power RRPX 43 and WNYP 637, 631, and 630 make up train DFT as it crosses Sinnemahoning Creek, just north of Drif... (more)

Climbing to the summit of the Keating grade, southbound WNYP 630, 637, 631, and RRPX 43 face the added challege of an October snow storm and wet rails in their fight with gravity. They won; not su... (more)