Wheeling & Lake Erie (WE) 6354 - EMD SD40-2

Approaching the crossing lights for Bellview Road in rural Upper Tyrone Township near Connellsville.

Passing by Eannotti Road near Owensdale after picking up two additional tank cars from the SWP Railroad. The shadows of fall were creeping in fast onto the tracks in this photo.

Approaching the Broadford Road crossing in Everson with two tank cars picked up from a siding of the SWP Railroad.

Running light on tracks of the SWP Railroad to the siding in Everson to pick up two tank cars. They have just passed over the Broadford Road crossing.

A small three-car train along with three engines approaching the Bellview Road Crossing in Upper Tyrone Township. Next the W&LE would be stopping to interchange with the SWP Railroad in Owensdale several miles away.

CSX had only two empty tank cars to hand off to W&LE on this day. It made their trip out of town quick and easy. The CSX yard job is at rest on Track 4 in the background.

An all orange & black trio from the Wheeling & Lake Erie is shoving back past the long-abandoned Greene Junction tower, setting off a train of loaded tank cars away in the Connellsville Yard.

An all orange & black trio from the Wheeling and Lake Erie is using Track 2 in South Connellsville for headroom to drop off a long train of loaded tank cars. #6383 is named the J.J. Gonzalez.

Perhaps as X291, or just the yard job

Starred in Unstoppable as AWVR 1206 along with the WE 6353.

91 EB at Cemetery Street

Leaving Connellsville with a train of only 13 cars, a buffer and 12 tank cars. The trains seems to be getting shorter as the economy gets worse.

Leaving Connellsville with a train of only 13 cars, a buffer and 12 tank cars. The trains seems to be getting shorter as the economy gets worse.

The train stops momentarily over the RJ Corman to clear up their track warrant and to let the Ohio Central get settled in the yard. Even after all these years that Wheeling has owned these lease units, it is still very possible to see these mix/matched consists.

Slowly passing over the curved trestle at Mounts Creek as the train approaches the interchange with CSX. Three other SD40-2's were behind this one. It really took some perfect timing to frame the 6354 between the trees.

A quartet of SD40-2's bringing a train of empty cement cars and loaded LPG tank cars into the Connellsville CSX Yard.

Going west out of Connellsville with 19 loads and 45 empties, a good sized train for this railroad.

After getting the signal, the W&LE trains restarts onto the interchange with CSX, with cement hoppers and tank cars to hand off at the Connnellsville Yard.

Slowly proceeding down the hill past the sawmill into Connellsville, with cement hoppers and tank cars to hand off to CSX.

J. J. Gonzalez

Leaving Connellsville with empty tankers on a cloudless March day. Spring must be coming soon when the weather breaks like this.

Westbound empty tanker train at Eannotti Road near Owensdale, moving at track speed.

Coming into Connellsville past the sawmill with more loaded tanker cars. They also were in town the night before, but had to go back for the rest of the cars because there were too many.

Symbol 218 makes up its train to head east

WB at Summit Street