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| Title: |
Hi Hood on the Wheeling |
| Description: |
Wheeling and Lake Erie 104 high hood leads a coke train West eventually to Rook yard/ |
| Photo Date: |
4/22/2015 Upload Date: 7/14/2016 7:28:35 PM |
| Location: |
Crookham, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
WE 104(GP35) WE 4016(SD40-3) WE 7370(SD40-2) |
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127 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Down below |
| Description: |
A Wheeling unit leads a coke train long hood foward |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/2015 Upload Date: 7/14/2016 6:54:17 PM |
| Location: |
Baidland, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
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| Locomotives: |
WE 6314(SD40-2) |
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117 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Former Film star....In a new role |
| Description: |
The former fictional AVWR 1206 Crosses over Sudan bridge, in new company colors. |
| Photo Date: |
9/3/2015 Upload Date: 7/14/2016 6:55:26 PM |
| Location: |
Sudan, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6353(SD40-2) |
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114 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Fallen flag |
| Description: |
You never know what roads youll see on the Wheeling |
| Photo Date: |
9/19/2015 Upload Date: 5/19/2016 6:35:45 PM |
| Location: |
Sudan, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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106 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The rainbow Wheeling |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/19/2015 Upload Date: 7/1/2016 5:37:33 PM |
| Location: |
Sudan, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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104 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Oddball visitor |
| Description: |
Taken on the day the Wheeling was attempting to run coke trains using locomotives from three railroads. Theirs, The Buffalo and Pittsburgh and the AVR. |
| Photo Date: |
9/19/2015 Upload Date: 7/1/2016 5:41:26 PM |
| Location: |
Gastonville, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
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71 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Crossing 88. |
| Description: |
The Wheeling and Lake Erie units really go well with fall colors, dont you think? |
| Photo Date: |
10/14/2015 Upload Date: 9/1/2016 1:10:41 PM |
| Location: |
Gastonville, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
WE 7370(SD40-2) |
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115 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
WLE 7370 |
| Description: |
A former GATX leaser has found a new home on the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. |
| Photo Date: |
10/14/2015 Upload Date: 9/1/2016 1:07:01 PM |
| Location: |
Gastonville, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
WE 7370(SD40-2) WE 6351(SD40-2) |
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142 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Halloween colors |
| Description: |
Wheeling and Lake Erie SD40-2 6967 Sits on the main before the Rehobeth spur switch. I70 crosses over the mainline here. |
| Photo Date: |
10/27/2015 Upload Date: 7/14/2016 6:57:16 PM |
| Location: |
Belle Vernon, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
WE 6967(SD40-2) |
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120 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Is this Pennsylvania or Colorado |
| Description: |
With a Colorado Paint scheme, the terrain, and the lack of leaves, one could wonder whether this was in PA, or in the 1990s Colorado. |
| Photo Date: |
12/22/2015 Upload Date: 7/1/2016 5:24:22 PM |
| Location: |
Monongahela, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
WE 3068(SD40-3) WE 6385(SD40-2) |
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143 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Days before Christmas. |
| Description: |
Days before Christmas, WE SD40-3 3068 leads a mixed train through the east end. |
| Photo Date: |
12/22/2015 Upload Date: 9/1/2016 1:00:56 PM |
| Location: |
Gastonville, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
WE 3068(SD40-3) WE 6311(SD40-2) |
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125 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Darkness on the Wheeling |
| Description: |
A rare westbound movement finds two of the gray ghost units leading out of a cut. This train is bound for Rook yard in Greentree PA. |
| Photo Date: |
12/28/2015 Upload Date: 5/20/2016 1:55:42 PM |
| Location: |
Gastonville, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Night |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6386(SD40-2) WE 6982(SD40-2) |
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232 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Framed. |
| Description: |
A Wheeling and Lake Erie SD40-2 is framed between the piers of the RT 43 bridge that crosses over Mingo Creek Viaduct. Last shot of 2015 for me. |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/2015 Upload Date: 6/14/2016 1:36:02 PM |
| Location: |
Monongahela, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6383(SD40-2) WE 6311(SD40-2) WE 7356(SD40-2) |
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132 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The high and Dry lives |
| Description: |
The Wheeling and Lake Erie runs on former Pittsburgh and West Virginia Trackage, which was nicknamed " The high and dry" for all the bridges. Here we see an example of their IMPRESSIVE bridges built from 1929 |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/2015 Upload Date: 6/14/2016 1:45:40 PM |
| Location: |
Monongahela, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6351(SD40-2) WE 6311(SD40-2) WE 6383(SD40-2) WE 7356(SD40-2) |
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163 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
First train of 2016 |
| Description: |
WLE crossing over the Valley Inn Trestle, in Baidland PA |
| Photo Date: |
1/4/2016 Upload Date: 6/14/2016 1:51:00 PM |
| Location: |
Baidland, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6989(SD40-2) WE 6383(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
185 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Breaking the ice, or in this case snow. |
| Description: |
WE SD40-2 6348, still wearing her EMD leasing colors, crossing the State Street crossing in Monesseon PA, after a major snowfall blanketed the area. |
| Photo Date: |
1/26/2016 Upload Date: 6/14/2016 1:38:11 PM |
| Location: |
Monessen, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Winter |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6348(SD40-2) WE 3034(SD40-3) |
| Views: |
155 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Wheeling in the Snow |
| Description: |
Winter and snow came late to the east end, but when it came, it was a major storm. Here we see WLE SD40-2 running through the snow for Monesson PA. |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/2016 Upload Date: 5/19/2016 6:23:45 PM |
| Location: |
Gastonville, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Winter |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6347(SD40-2) WE 6389(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
511 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Through the woods |
| Description: |
Another Wheeling Coke train. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/2016 Upload Date: 7/1/2016 5:21:33 PM |
| Location: |
Gastonville, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
WE 3068(SD40-3) WE 6385(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
176 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Whose Railroad is this anyway? |
| Description: |
Two Oddball Wheeling locomotives drag a string of Coke cars east To Monesseon. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/2016 Upload Date: 7/27/2016 4:13:11 PM |
| Location: |
Gastonville, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
WE 6316(SD40-2) WE 6988(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
231 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
The calm before the storm |
| Description: |
Wheeling and Lake Erie 6359 and 3048 lead a string of empty coke hoppers eastbound outisde of Gastonville PA. Moments after this shot, the skies would open up and pour rain |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/2016 Upload Date: 5/19/2016 6:31:51 PM |
| Location: |
Gastonville, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
WE 6359(SD40-2) WE 3048(SD40-3) |
| Views: |
259 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Visit to a previous location. |
| Description: |
A wheeling Coke train passes east over the Gearing road bridge, spring has sprung. |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/2016 Upload Date: 7/1/2016 5:31:32 PM |
| Location: |
Monongahela, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6359(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
216 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Around the curve. |
| Description: |
After Crossing over the bridge that crosses Gearing road, WLE 6359 leads an empty coke train east. Very friendly crews run the Wheeling |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/2016 Upload Date: 5/21/2016 8:51:11 PM |
| Location: |
Monongahela, PA |
| Author: |
Jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6359(SD40-2) WE 3048(SD40-3) |
| Views: |
319 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
My "White Whale" |
| Description: |
Ever since starting to photograph the Wheeling, I have wanted a shot of a train passing over the Speers bridge. At one point, this would have been two levels of rail traffic, had it worked out. Well anyway, I finally got my shot of it. |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/2016 Upload Date: 7/1/2016 5:44:47 PM |
| Location: |
Speers, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
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82 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Last daylight |
| Description: |
A former FURX unit, now Wheeling and Lake Erie 6986 leads a mix of almost every basic color locomotives on an eastbound train. The AVR units are bound for interchange in Scottdale, along with four tankcars. |
| Photo Date: |
11/10/2016 Upload Date: 11/10/2016 6:13:20 PM |
| Location: |
Van Voorhis, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Night |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6986(SD40-2) WE 6317(SD40-2) WE 4000(SD40-3) |
| Views: |
235 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Old Ghost rising |
| Description: |
The PWV heritage unit, sitting on its home rails. |
| Photo Date: |
1/22/2017 Upload Date: 2/8/2017 8:25:40 AM |
| Location: |
Crookham, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
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71 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The modern Alphabet train |
| Description: |
Locomotives from the Wheeling and Lake Erie, AVR, and Buffalo and Pittsburgh, lead a rare daylight westbound coke train over the Gearing road trestle. Further up the line is the more impressive Mingo Creek viaduct. |
| Photo Date: |
1/24/2017 Upload Date: 2/8/2017 8:18:04 AM |
| Location: |
Crookham, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 3068(SD40-3) |
| Views: |
95 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Clairton turn |
| Description: |
A former FURX unit leads the daily 612 through an S curve just past the Bruceton interchange with the AVR. |
| Photo Date: |
2/6/2017 Upload Date: 2/8/2017 8:15:05 AM |
| Location: |
Bruceton, PA |
| Author: |
jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6987(SD40-2) WE 3067(SD40-3) |
| Views: |
207 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Colorado or Pennsylvania? |
| Description: |
One of the last units of the Rio Grande, ex DRGW 3085, leads a tank train over the crossing in Large Pennsylvania. Almost looks like Colorado in the 1980s |
| Photo Date: |
3/11/2017 Upload Date: 5/23/2017 5:16:38 PM |
| Location: |
Large, PA |
| Author: |
Jimmy Braum |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
WE 303(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
969 Comments: 3 |
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