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| Title: |
WE 6349 in Creek Hills |
| Description: |
W&LE 6349 is an SD40-2 formerly owned by the Kansas City Southern. This bridge was opened to rail traffic in 1933 for the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway, In 1964 the line was leased to the Norfolk and Western. Then in 1990 it got leased to the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, which is the train you see here. After crossing this bridge the train enters the rugged Creek Hills area and crosses several more bridges before going over the much higher Banning Bridge over the Yough River. For anyone interested in railfanning this bridge, it takes approx. 30-40 minutes for a train to reach Chaintown after leaving Connellsville. |
| Photo Date: |
1/31/2010 Upload Date: 4/19/2011 12:45:16 AM |
| Location: |
Chaintown, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 6349(SD40-2) |
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1078 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
WE 301 former Rio Grande (1) |
| Description: |
A short 4-car train makes its way through the rural Chaintown area, not far from Creek Hills. It is headed west from Connellsvile to Rook. |
| Photo Date: |
5/23/2010 Upload Date: 5/23/2010 11:35:46 PM |
| Location: |
Chaintown, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 301(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
801 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
WE 304 (1) |
| Description: |
A short 4-car train makes its way through the rural Chaintown area, not far from Creek Hills. It is headed west from Connellsville to Rook. This was the rear helper. |
| Photo Date: |
5/23/2010 Upload Date: 5/23/2010 11:38:23 PM |
| Location: |
Chaintown, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 304(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
609 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
WE 3068 (1) |
| Description: |
K110-27 ore train heading south across one of the trestles over Jacobs Creek in the remote Creek Hills area. This engine is an SD40-3 rebuild, formerly Union Pacific 3068 built in 1966. It took 3 1/2 hours for it to get to this point after leaving Rook Yard in Pittsburgh. The end destination of this train will be Sparrows Point, Md. |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/2011 Upload Date: 4/27/2011 8:41:56 PM |
| Location: |
Chaintown, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 3068(SD40-3) |
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187 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
WE 200 and 4000 |
| Description: |
EMD GP35-3 High Hood in Ohio Bicentennial paint. Acquired by Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1990, and rebuilt in October 1995. Former NS/SOU 2706 built in December 1964. WE 4000 EMD SD40-3 acquired by Wheeling and Lake Erie in 2003. Rebuilt in September 2008. Built as GTW 5920 SD40 in January 1970. Later became CN 5920 when GTW became part of Canadian National. Seen on a westbound coal/freight train going through the rural Creek Hills area in Chaintown, Pa. The trees already are changing colors a little bit here. They do it faster here than other places. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/2011 Upload Date: 9/22/2011 11:06:46 PM |
| Location: |
Chaintown, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 200(GP35) WE 4000(SD40-3) |
| Views: |
490 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
WE 3016 (4) |
| Description: |
Leading an empty ore/coke train west over the rusty old Chaintown Bridge, the beginning of the remote Creek Hills area. Since the last time I photographed this engine, it has gotten new number boards but now it has a burnt out ditch light. WE 3016 is a former Wisconsin Central 3016, Oxford 3016, and Union Pacific 3016 SD40 built in 1966. Acquired by Wheeling and Lake Erie in 1992 and rebuilt by their Brewster Shops in September 2000. |
| Photo Date: |
12/16/2011 Upload Date: 12/18/2011 10:08:20 PM |
| Location: |
Chaintown, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 3016(SD40-3) |
| Views: |
207 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Wheeling and Lake Erie on Chaintown Bridge |
| Description: |
A look at some of the matching empty ore/coke hoppers going west over the old landmark bridge of the former N&W and P&WV railroads. Completed in 1933. Behind me where I was standing is the beginning of the remote Creek Hills area. That road might look decent here but gets much worse after that. |
| Photo Date: |
12/16/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 8:19:08 PM |
| Location: |
Chaintown, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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143 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
WE 305 and 301 (4) |
| Description: |
Two matching EMD GP40-3s on an 18 car freight train heading west through Creek Hills/Chaintown Pa. The train was going too fast at this point to follow it any further. With all of the new trackwork they have done, it has really improved train speeds. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2012 Upload Date: 2/27/2012 1:15:02 AM |
| Location: |
Chaintown, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 305(GP40-3) WE 301(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
552 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
WE 3034 |
| Description: |
Heading back west into the cut at Chaintown after making a trip to Connellsville to drop off some tank cars for CSX. The friendly crew was much appreciated. |
| Photo Date: |
3/27/2016 Upload Date: 3/28/2016 9:07:11 PM |
| Location: |
Chaintown, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WE 3034(SD40-3) |
| Views: |
176 Comments: 0 |
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