The local sand train returns southbound with empty frac sand hoppers from Prairie Transload facility in Logans Ferry.

AVR runs thru the Trench in Pittsburgh.

Fresh out the paint shop, Allegheny Valley Railroad, AVR 3004, ex-KCS SD45 rebuilt as an SD40-3r, at Everson, Pennsylvania. March 27, 2012. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

With work completed at Glavtech on the south side of the Monongahela River, the Allegheny Valley Railroad's AVR-06 job shoves across the bridge in Homestead, Pennsylvania with a pair of SD60M's to... (more)

AVR Local led by two EMD SD60M's rounds the corner at CP Penn, returning to the Pittsburgh Line after working the yard.

A pair of Carload Express SD60M's roll through the control point at CP Bloom as they get on to NS's Pittsburgh Line in the Strip District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is the Allegheny Valley ... (more)

The AVR-1 job returns to Glenwood Yard after interchanging with NS at Island Avenue. Three former SD45s, numbered in reverse consecutive order, powered the train on this overcast afternoon. The ... (more)

A pair of Carload Express SD60M's knock down the signals at CP PITT as they get on to NS's Fort Wayne Line in the Strip District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is the Allegheny Valley Railroad'... (more)

A walk in the park, a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Four geeps lead the AVR01 crew out of the Schenley Tunnel in full throttle with 65 cars in tow from NS at Island Avenue.

It's Memorial Day and the American flags are proudly displayed in Oakmont PA.

A miscellaneous line of Carload Express power rests in the night under a beautiful moon.

A pair of SD60M's lead the Allegheny Valley Railroad's AVR-06 job as it waits for permission into Norfolk Southern's Island Ave. Yard in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to interchange cars. The train is ... (more)

A pair of Carload Express SD60M's emerge from Schenley Tunnel in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is the Allegheny Valley Railroad's AVR-06 job, returning from Norfolk So... (more)

Westbound ballast train rounds the curve into Finleyville.