Our train passed Milepost 3.
The ATI Allegheny Ludlum Plant, a world leader in technology, production and marketing of specialty metals, whose history can be traced to 1854 and the Pompton Furnace in the ore fields of New Jersey which almost a century before, had produced cannonballs for the Colonial forces and hand-forged chain links to block the Hudson River during the Revolutionary War.
This is the end of ownership by the Kiski Junction.
Here the engine cut off of our train to pick up some freight cars.
The engine came back with five gondola cars of material then after recoupling to the passenger train, we were now a mixed train. After an air test, we started the trip back to Schenley, stopping at the Gilpin Mine again for a unique photo runby.
The engine was in the middle of the consist.
The mixed train photo runby.
The return move to pick up the passengers. Once we were all aboard, we continued towards Schenley.
Our train near the Junction.
The Schenley Post Office.
The Schenley station built in 1998 on the site for a Pennsylvania Railroad station. Now we would run down to the end of the active tracks, which was the first piece of rare mileage.
The train ran by the shops.
Part of the Schenley Industrial Park which includes the old Schenley Distillery, once a producer of whiskey.
Views along our route.
We would pull down as far as we could then come forward down the siding to drop off the freight cars.
Part of the Schenley Distillery.
Pushing down beyond the switch.
We were now pushing the freight cars to where they were going to be dropped off.
Kiski Junction caboose 5.
Former Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad caboose 216.
Kiski Junction S-1 7135.
Now we are at Junction and will make our way to the Kiskiminetas River bridge, our final piece of rare mileage of the day.
At Junction was the line to the ATI Allegheny Ludlum Plant that we had ridden earlier.
On the way to the bridge.
Views from the 750 foot Kiskiminetas River bridge builg in 1899 by the Pencoyd Bridge Company of Philadelphia. We came to the property line at the south end, thus we stopped and ended our rare mileage there.
After this view, returned to Schenley, ending an outstanding trip aboard the Kiski Junction Railroad. Next Randy and I would head to Pittsburgh.
