Sonman Loads: NS 7258 brings up the rear of loaded coal train C47, as they finish loading at the Sonman Coal Mine in Portage, Pennsylvania.

NS 6311 eastbound helper on 64K, mp258 Portage, Pennsylvania. June 6, 2014. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

NS C47 is seen loading coal at Amfire Mining Co. in Portage, PA. Only 6 cars remain before the 100+ car train is loaded and ready for the road. Powering today's train is 5 former Conrail SD80MACs,... (more)

Norfolk Southern TOFC train 21M glides downgrade on the Pittsburgh Line's West Slope as it passes under the Jamestown Road bridge in Portage, Pennsylvania. This bridge featured a unique set of PRR... (more)

A Y90 is working up the West Slope on the long straightaway between Portage and Cassandra. Looking high up, one can see the Jamestown Bridge in the background.

A westbound Norfolk Southern TOFC train glides down the west slope as it passes underneath the MP 257 "Bridgnal" position light signals near Portage, PA.

A pair of Norfolk Southern SD40E's help ease a coal train down the grade as it passes through the now removed PRR Position Light signals at MP 258 on the Pittsburgh Line.

Who needs an engine? Sometimes its nice to get a little creative with the rest of the train! On Sunday, June 9, 2019, Norfolk Southern Corp intermodal trains 23M and 20Q pass under the signal brid... (more)

A pair of Norfolk Southern SD40E's in helper service on the Alleghenies run downgrade through Portage towards their next assignment, passing by the classic PRR position light signals that have sin... (more)

The morning Amtrak "Pennsylvanian" ducks under the now extinct MP 257 "Bridgnals" in Portage PA, as a coal train descends the grade next to Amtrak on track 3.

A pair of Norfolk Southern SD40E's shove hard on the end of a loaded corn train to get it over the west slope. The train is clearing the PRR position lights that were mounted to the Jamestown Road... (more)

A 99.8 second exposure at "0419 in the AM" behind the Pennsylvania position lights mounted on Jamestown Road in Portage, PA. A couple weeks later, on June 10th, these signals were removed from ser... (more)

A NS helper set of SD40E's glides down hill and past the now gone MP 256 signal bridge on the West Slope.

A Norfolk Southern empty coal train descends the West slope, past the MP 258 wayside signals in Portage PA. These signals were the last ones standing on the slope, coming down at 10:38am on Monday... (more)