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love my swithcers and slug units great video

I hope you can make more tech videos and that you don’t quit TH-cam.

Hope all is well, I miss your tech videos. Happy to see you’re still making content though!

I like their paint scheme . Very sharp . And they seem to take good care of them . I just painted an HO scale GP 35 in the AVR scheme .

Impressive 7,500 HP total for 5 SW-1500's. Cheers from eastern TN

How could I not watch my favorite switchers in action, as I love the SW-1500's & the MD-15DC both by EMD I believe. Cheers from eastern TN

That stretch between Gateway and Allegheny is the worst signalized stretch in all of the system! Drivers have to come to a full stop several times for absolutely no reason.

Nice...Have you ever walked or drove back to Queens Junciton to Watch?

I need to go down there someday.

Does anyone know the exact schedule for the line during the week?

My home town. I have copies of surveys from Bethlehem Steel, mainly of the steel mill in Franklin but it does show all the rail in Johnstown.

do you know when the galvtec local runs?

Its always nice seeing a Class 2 grow while running both freights and passenger excursion. Classic EMDs notch 8. I litterally went to railfan yesturday only to see NRFF depart N Reading.

I really enjoyed some of the sights and sounds of this railroad shown in your video. Definitely on my bucket list! The horn on that lead locomotive was interesting, emds in notch 8 are always great, and jointed rail certainly is nostalgic. Great catches!

The first time I rode the T outbound a couple of years ago, it went this route. Being a tourist and new to Pittsburgh, I was so confused at first. Glad I got to experience it.

Usually on the weekend I love to take a ride on the library line I missed the original Overbrook trolley line I used to love to ride the old pcc cars I remember riding those cars when I would go to the old spinning wheels, roller skating rink

Pittsburgh ever enchanting 🍸💋

I think its wonderful that we have the T-Train here in Pittsburgh . its a beautiful addition to our Communities .

Underrated video- seeing these locomotives made my summer

Very well done. Luckily I get to see them run everyday

When do these guys run? i’m going up on monday and don’t know much, any help is appreciated.

I admire this!

Nice catch on the old 1978 conrail locomotives very rare

Great video! I grew up next to these rails and have very fond memories of walking these rails and an occasional hope on a train. There used to be 2 lines and a lot more traffic when it was a B&O line. Then it became the Chessie System with my favorite Chessie Cat symbol engines. Thanks again for video.

Am from Pittsburgh and we have some nice Trolleys :) Also you should go To North Shore Station!!

What would happen if u stayed on past Allegheny Station?

I don't think that PRT will abandon the Library Line. There are too many people who live in that part of the South Hills that depend on it to get into the city. My grandparents lived near a former stop in Bethel Park and I remember getting the streetcar there. There will be a lot of protest if the idea is even considered.

nice😀

When this was a through line to Wheeling, it saw about 40 freight trains at day during WW2 and numerous passenger trains. Some of the traffic was through trains from Cincinnati. Much of the traffic was between the mills in Pittsburgh and Wheeling, production of the many glass factories in Washington, Pa, and from a number of coal mines along the line. The line was double tracked from Pittsburgh down to around the Thomas tunnel in North Strabane Township. From there until Wheeling it was single tracked with many long passing sidings controlled by centralized traffic control (CTC) which was the first use of CTC on the entire B&O system. By the 1980s, before abandonment west of Washington by CSX, it was down to 2 through trains each way and a local switcher. The W&P Sub was know for its many 2% grades and tunnels. It was considered one of the most difficult lines for train handling on the entire B&O, especially during the steam era. The longest grades were Streets Run from the Whitehall tunnel down to the Mon River in Pittsburgh and the even longer West Alexander grade from the tunnel in West Alexander, PA down to the Ohio River. The longest tunnel is Brady Tunnel in South Strabane Township, which after going up a 2% grade from the village Eighty Four, PA, tunnels under Laboratory Hill and exits into the city of Washington, PA.

At one time, this was double tracked and connected to the B&O in Washington, Pa. At is height, this branch produced 900 to 1000 car loads a day between the coal mines, heavy manufacturing plants, alloy steel mills, and glass factories. The coal has been all mined out, the glass factories are all gone, heavy manufacturing is a small shadow of its self. The section in Washington County mostly passes through what are now growing suburbs so most of the development is housing, commercial, high tech, and light industrial. Not much business for a railroad.

Love these switching videos around those old industrial sites!

not quite a switchman...

Reggie Dunlop sent me...................... 😉

Awesome 😊

Those are some neat shots you got there! Have always wanted to catch some Bessemer action on that line too. :) Hope this isn't too much of a big ask but I was wondering if you'd happen to know around what times the local with the remaining Bessemer units often runs and, if possible, what direction it tends to go in most of the time. I've just recently moved back to Ohio and am actually heading to Conneaut tomorrow to do some railfanning, initially including the crossing on Old Main Street to wait for anything to come by (I don't own a scanner at the moment so I just do the waiting-obliviously-until-something-eventually-comes thing lol). Was only until last night that I was still in the dark about most of the tunnel motors and IC units being taken off the roster and the remaining engines not being used near Conneaut as much nowadays so I may end up venturing into PA in hopes of at least catching and chasing the local, taking some of the locations here into account. I understand it's never certain with a railroad like this, as I've learned that when trying to capture W&LE trains, but if you'd happen to know any good starting points and possible time for when they're running, that'd be a great help. (If not, that's perfectly fine and understandable. I don't often make comments like this asking for help catching stuff and I'm a bit new to catching more small and unique freight power like this too. It's been something I've been wanting to have a chance to do for years and seeing how some lines such as this one are going through changes, I'm hoping to get as much as I can before it could be too late. If you do have any advice for filming along the line, that would mean a great deal to me. Though of course, if not, that's perfectly fine. In the meantime, keep up the great work with these amazing shots!)

So this was who was parked on Ivywood Road for the misc….good shots!

Fortes pentes, aller-retour nécessaires pour accéder au site.... superbes manœuvres ferroviaires! Jplobet, Rail Miniature Mosan Namur

Thank goodness for short lines and regionals. All these Class I mergers are ruining the hobby.

Nice video as always. The Bessemer is a cool railroad.

Great stuff as usual bud!

Great Video!

Nice video.

One of the bridges is dedicated to my Brother Greg. He was an inspector on the project and had cancer.

Nice video as always. Cool to see a railroad actually investing in their infrastructure and making upgrades instead of letting what they have rot away.

Maroon and Gold is what describes the Carload Express. SWP really impresses me with SD40-2s they use along with AVR SD45 bodies. They recently bumped up the track speed at Tarrs allowing the EMD's to scream. Switching at parking lot is something not normal you would see.

That’s rare. I’ve never seen the 2342 used on the Arden Turn as it’s usually on the Neville Turn.

Always neat seeing switchers hard at work- especially running up and down the line. Awesome shots!

Nice video as always. I’m looking forward to more.

Great video! Love that old EMD!

I'm local to the area and have never managed to catch one on the mingo viaduct or the one that goes over the mon. Great footage