We left Scottsdale on the Mount Pleasant Subdivision and headed north up this branch towards Westmoreland.
Buildings in Mount Pleasant.
Views of the rolling southwest Pennsylvania scenery.
Highway 819.
Views of the countryside.
The lumber transload facility at the Westmoreland Technology Park.
We went as far as we could as the tracks were blocked by these stored grain hoppers.
The RDC reversed and ran to a spot to unload us for another photo runby.
People detraining then climbing the hill.
The photo runby west.
The photo runby east.
The group returning to the RDC. I rode in the rear cab most of the way back to Mount Plesant.
Views of the Westmoreland Technology Park 1. There was an industrial switcher here so we went up the lumber lead to where it was located.
44 ton switcher 99.
The 99 and the RDC on the Lumber Lead.
The RDC on the Lumber Lead. We all reboarded and headed back to Scottsdale.
Leaving Westmoreland.
The curved trestle.
Let the vineyards be fruitful.
The second trestle with the view from it in the middle picture.
The third trestle on the line and with that, I returned to my seat for the trip back to Scottsdale. We arrived there and it had been a fantastic first of trips on the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad. Randy and I returned to the rental car and drove out of Scottsdale but stopped at a unexpected and fantastic railroad display.
The tower was home-built.
Crossing signals.
Railroad signal.
Scene on the property.
Various railroad related items.
Railroad signal and shack.
This Balitmore and Ohio signal is on the building.
More railroad displays. We then started the drive back to Uniontown but stopped again for a station.
The former Pittsburgh and Lake Erie and Western Maryland station in Connellsville, built in 1907 which was originally used for passenger and freight, and later used just for freight when the new station opened a few blocks east. Because it was originally built for passengers, the front half interior is all wood. The walls and ceiling are tongue and groove boards with a bead and there is a basement under the front half. Originally a loading dock came out under the rear door from the baggage/freight section to where the tracks came up to the back of the building.
We returned to Uniontown through a major downpour and arrived safely back at the Super 8. We went to Bob Evans for dinner then listened to Let's Talk Trains as I worked on the Kiski Junction story, finished it and called it a night.
