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P amp;LE Gateway Yard - Trainorders. com P LE survived until 1993, mostly on coal traffic from the Monongahela Railway, in which P LE had a 1 3 ownership interest P LE was absorbed into the CSX system in 1993 CSX had no need for Gateway Yard, and it was closed Today the yard is overgrown, and the four story office building at the hump is an oft-photographed industrial ruin
B amp;LE Saxonburg, PA and US Steel Sintering Plant The plant received inbound shipments of iron ore, coke and limestone, and the finished product was moved by the B LE to North Bessemer for interchange to the Union Railroad, which served the US Steel plants along the Monongahela River Valley B LE moved inbound iron ore to Saxonburg from the Lake Erie port of Conneaut Ohio
W LE West End Branch - Trainorders. com The W LE had leased a few Wisconsin Central SD45's in the early days and we see WC #1724 headed down the branch and crossing Steuben Street in Pittsburgh's West End neighborhood
Wheeling Lake Erie symbol help needed Just wondering if any TO-ers from the Buckeye State know the train number for W amp;LE's normal Brewster-Willard manifest I think #253 may be right but am not sure Thanks in advance, --jag
Nostalgia History gt; Dawson, PA Question - Trainorders. com There was a P LE hump yard there at one time (Dickerson Run ) The P LE went as far as Connellsville's West side and ended That is where the WM trackage started Between Dawson and Connellsville a train could gain access to the B O by way of the West Jaw bridge Where the WM started and the P LE ended you could cross he river to the P WV
N W LE W W LE Wednesday - Trainorders. com 1 N amp;W 2483, a former Nickel Plate passenger GP9, is handling the local near Kansas, OH on the former Lake Erie amp; Western line between Fostoria and Fremont The fading light, short train, and older unit reflect the moribund nature of this line, fast becoming obsolete 2 By
P LE paint scheme by Howard Fogg . . . true story. roadrunner 's P LE post reminded me of a P LE slide I have and that's worthy of this re-post Here's a pic of this unique P LE paint scheme designed by Howard Fogg and a pic of his original slide As you can see to get the shot he had to shoot from the shady side (no Pittsburgh pun intended ; ^ ) There are references on the internet that this scheme never existed, but lo and behold the 'net is
Roster shot only. . . NS 1080 D H and the W LE I usually do not go out for trailing locomotives BUT the NS 1080 Delaware and Hudson I made an exception for Photos were from the back of some electrical shop NS needs to keep it out of coal country for a few months Edited 1 time(s) Last edit at 06 08 25 08:29 by
W LE - P WV - WM - Reading - CNJ Alphabet Route Questions A few diesel era questions related to the Alphabet Route I think I know that RDG and WM power operated through between Hagerstown and Rutherford, was that just power or crews too as ownership changed at Lurgan I also believe that WM power worked through to Rook Yard