About four years prior to the opening of the Mon Fayette Expressway, Mingo Creek looked much different than it does today. Passengers on the ORHS have a sweet view of the valley as their train re... (more)
Laying over at Rook for the night, the ORHS train is tied down behind the Wheeling's latest creation, lo-nose GP35-3 rebuild #109.
Can't do this shot anymore - the bridge I'm standing on has been removed!
Most of the recent ORHS excursions have ended at Rook, but this 1998 trip continued east on the P&WV.
Passengers aboard the annual excursion from Orrville, OH get a spectacular view of the Mon Valley as their train eases into Belle Vernon. Railroad: Wheeling & Lake ErieLocomotive: EMD SD40Location: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: WE 3049Train ID: ORHS SpecialPhoto Date: April 25, 1998
After running around it's train, the 471 is ready to depart Rook and return to Ohio.
107 Leads an ORHS special from Avella to Rook and back.