Wheeling & Lake Erie (WE) 3067 - Rebuilt EMD SD40-3

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.

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.

From where they will head back to Akron.

Heading west off CSX in Connellsville with an approximately 100 car train. It was too much to make the hill out of town, and the train stalled on the hill. Half the train had to be cut away to be retrieved later in the day. The waving hand belongs to new conductor Cooper, who is also a well known railfan around here.

Wheelings 215 rounds the slide out of Mingo Junction headed west for Brewster.

WE 3067 sorts tanks in the back of WhePitts Mingo Mill

Pausing underneath the Memorial Bridge as the train gets put together and buids up air pressure.

The four locomotives have gained a lot of momentum as they pull 101 total railcars past Eannotti Road, west of Owensdale, PA.

Photographed while doubling up the train which was going to be 101 total railrcars. The conductor was not yet on board.

Four locomotives willl need all the power they have to bring 101 total railcars out of Connellsville. Here they are intherchanging back onto the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad before making the climb up the hill.

Here the crew is shoving the train back toward the Wheeling Connection.

Wheeling train 224 heads east through Monreoville.

The conductor verifies his consist.

With the extra power, the move worked out well. I couldn't stay longer though.

So the train was put in a safe place and help was summoned.

90 WB at Center Street

90 WB at Center Street

WE road power switches cars, with 6383 parked at west end of Rook Yard

WE power near offices at Rook yard

A train of loaded LPG tank cars heading into the Connellsville CSX Yard. The blossoming trees in the background almost make it look like fall instead of spring.

Loaded LPG tankers heading east past the skwmill to go into Connellsville and get dropped off with CSX.

Loaded LPG tanker train waiting at Narrows Hill Road crossing for a crew to interchange with CSX in Connellsville later in the afternoon.