A pair of CSX GE's lead empty coal train E700 as it crosses the Monongahela River in Rankin, Pennsylvania on the Pittsburgh Subdivision. The train is heading from Stilesboro, Georgia to Newell, wh... (more)

Eastbound trailers roll through Rankin, Pa.

NS 22W rolls along the border between Rankin and Swissvale on an usually clear July morning. 22W will stop at NS's Pitcairn Intermodal Yard to make a set-off and a pickup before continuing on its ... (more)

If you've ever wondered how large a blast furnace is, the size comparison between 136 and the Carrie Furnace should put it all into perspective.

Eastbound Amtrak 04T rolls through Rankin, PA.

Empty CSX coke train K358 heads east at sunset through Rankin. Once dominated by US Steel's Carrie Furnace, it is mainly just an empty field now with a small portion remaining in the distance.

G386 heads through whats left of USS Carrie Furnace. The ramp in front of the furnace is to the hot metal bridge over the Mon River which lead to the USS Homestead rolling mills.

The former B&O Chiacgo-Washington mainline diverges from the Pittsburgh Sub here at Rankin. Now adays, the the Cap Limited still uses this part of the line, but only for several miles to connect t... (more)

An empty coke train lumbers past the site of US Steel's Carrie Furnace. Much of the plant has been dismantled, leaving a large empty lot until redevelopment begins.

A morning eastbound on Conrail's busy Pittsburgh Line rolls through the municipalities of Rankin (left) and Swissvale (right). The tracks form the border between the two municipalities in this ar... (more)

V373 holds on the main next to whats left of USS Carrie Furance. The ramp infront of the furance is to the hot metal bridge over the Mon River which lead to the USS Homestead rolling mills.

Four carloads of new John Deere tractors grace the head end of 136, eastbound at Rankin.

At left is the busy, single track main of the Pittsburgh Sub. On the right is the sparsely used double track of the P&W Sub/Glenwood Running Track. The two lines converge just east of here.