Wheeling & Lake Erie (WE) 3034 - Rebuilt EMD SD40-3

Wheeling 3034 and 7002 idle in the yard as 7023 and 7005 crawl into the east end. I departed before the 221 power got to the west end.

Pulling off the Wheeling Connection in order to put their empty train onto Rock Cut Siding.

Westbound train with 20 cars Eannotti Road near Owensdale. It was making fast time with such a light load.

Leaving CSX and interchanging onto W&LE rails with a small train of 20 cars.

Leaving the Connellsville CSX Yard with a train of empty tankers. This is a departure that happens every two days for the W&LE.

#6383 named J.J. Gonzales is the lead engine on this westbound train passing Eannotti Road near Owensdale, PA.

Matched pair of locomotives heading towards Bellview Road crossing outside of Connellsville with a long train of covered hoppers and tanker cars.

Leaving Connellsville with a very short train of three loaded covered hoppers, ten empty tanker cars, and one buffer gondola. By the way, all of the clover flowers smelled great, especially just before a rain storm.

Leaving the Connellsville CSX Yard with a very short train of three loaded covered hoppers, ten empty tanker cars, and one buffer gondola.

Rolling above the rooftops on the bridge in Owensdale. The locomotives would bring the train to a stop, just after the bridge, to interchange with the SWP railroad in Everson.

WE yard switcher pulls up to runaway signal in Carnegie

WE yard switcher stopped on trestle just beyond Rook Yard

Coming downhill into Connellsville past the CAP's Saw Mill with a heavy train of loaded tank cars and a lumber buffer car. W&LE 701 was former W&LE 305 GP40-2 and was recently rebuilt / repainted to a GP40-3. This same lineup would show up again two days later.

The lead engine on train Z565-26, looking pretty good for being built in 1969.

Train Z565-26 departing Connellsville with 41 cars on yet another sunny day. Thankfully the primer grey 6386 wasn't leading.

Heading West past Owensdale with 4 locomotives, 13 empty tanker cars and 1 buffer car.

Z565-06 leaving CSX in Connellsville with 4 locomotives, 13 empty tanker cars and 1 buffer car.

Z565-06 leaving CSX in Connellsville with 4 locomotives, 13 empty tanker cars and 1 buffer car.

WE 6988 is actually trailing a westbound behind 3 or 4 other engines

One outbound WE freight, plus two sets of power parked nearby

Wheeling & Lake Erie 4-unit set prepares to take a 5 car freight west from Rook Yard

32 degrees and after 2 days of rain, we get a substantial snow overnight.

I love my Nikon, this is handheld.

Take a look at the nose, one of the class light lenses has been turced.