W&LE, Wheeling and Lake Erie SD40's 3048- 3016- 3046, leads a westbound slab train across the Monongahela River at Speers, Pennsylvania. March 4, 2007. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo.... W&LE 3048, e... (more)

W&LE, Wheeling and Lake Erie SD40's 3048- 3016- 3046, leads a westbound slab train across the Monongahela River at Speers, Pennsylvania. March 4, 2007. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

W&LE, Wheeling and Lake Erie SD40's 3048 - 3016 - 3046, leads a westbound slab train across one of the many bridges on the ex-P&WV at Charleroi, Pennsylvania. March 4, 2007. Jack D Kuiphoff photo... (more)

A short freight has just arrived at Wheeling & Lake Erie’s Rook Yard, powered by WE “SD40-3” 3048 and “SD40-2” 6997. The 3048 is ex-Wisconsin Central Oxford Leasing (WCOL) 3102, origina... (more)

At the Wheeling & Lake Erie’s Rook Yard in Carnegie, Pennsylvania; a train led by WE SD40 3048 (and SD39 6997) arrives. Meanwhile, sitting one track over is a set of four WE SD40s (3102, 4000, ... (more)

Westbound rock train for Carey passes the the small elevator at Lykens.

Westbound rock train for Carey cruises through the elevator at New Washington.

A trio of Wheeling & Lake Erie locomotives power a long string of hoppers west on the CSX Greenwich Sub

WE 223 with the 3049 in the lead trundles through the fields of rural ohio. Also of note is the Cross Bucks without lights! However these seem to be quite common on the wheeling.

WE 223 with the 3049 in the lead trundles through the fields of rural ohio.

An early morning stop in Bellevue yielded a wonderful opportunity to photograph outbound Wheeling train #90. Here, the train has just entered Wheeling trackage from the connection in town and is h... (more)

The Wheeling Toledo to Hartland train leaves town. In this view they're just out of CN Lang yard and about to cross New York Ave in north Toledo.

The Wheeling Toledo train is heading into Lang yard crossing Manhattan Blvd.

Westbound Wheeling on the Wheeling Maumee bridge.

My first attempt at photographing a grain train on the former P&WV was partially successful, the train was found at Monessen but unfortunately it had already outlawed.