Wheeling & Lake Erie Trains! Winter 2021-2022

The Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-27 Leaves Connellsville yard On 12.27.21 With 4 locomotives & a decent train 1x37 Engines: W&LE 6386 SD40-2 (Ex KCS) W&LE 6986 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) W&LE 3034 SD40-3 W&LE 6987 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 618-29 Somehow sneaks by us after we checked all the crossings for the train Some how the train still snuck by, so we drive back to Connellsville in defeat Later to find the conductor lining switches into the yard.. ugh But we got him On 12.29.21 49x2 Engines: W&LE 6987 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) W&LE 3034 SD40-3 W&LE 6986 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) W&LE 6386 SD40-2 (Ex KCS) The Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-02 Leaves Connellsville yard right after the passing of I015 On 1/2/22 4x18 Engines: W&LE 3016 SD40-3 W&LE 6996 SD40-2 (Ex UP) W&LE 6988 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 618-04 Enters Connellsville yard On 1/4/22 With a huge train! 75x0!!! Engines: W&LE 6988 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) W&LE 6996 SD40-2 (Ex UP) W&LE 3016 SD40-3 W&LE 6982 SD40-2 (Ex KCS) Wheeling 617-04 Leaves Connellsville yard On 1/4/22 the same night they came in 6x49 Engines: W&LE 6982 SD40-2 (Ex KCS) W&LE 3016 SD40-3 W&LE 6996 SD40-2 (Ex UP) W&LE 6988 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-08 Leaves Connellsville yard with a very short train on 1/8/22 1x3 Engines: W&LE 6353 SD40-2 W&LE 6982 SD40-2 (Ex KCS) The Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-12 Leaves the Yard in Connellsville On 1/12/22 With a decent train 9x15 Engines: W&LE 6353 SD40-2 W&LE 3016 SD40-3 Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-02 2/2/22 With a wonderful P5 up front! 7x70 Engines: W&LE 6984 SD40-2 (Ex CITX) W&LE 6997 SD40-2 (Ex UP) Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-10 2/10/22 5x47 The wheeling train would end up stopping in Everson, PA to pick up AVR 3005 & take it either towards the AVR in Pittsburgh, or towards Brewster Ohio for shop repairs Engines: W&LE 3049 SD40-3 W&LE 3016 SD40-3 AVR 3005 SD40-2R Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-13 2/13/22 1x57 Engines: W&LE 6985 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) W&LE 6354 SD40-2 Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-15 2/15/22 2x8 Engines: W&LE 6383 SD40-2 (J.J. Gonzales) W&LE 3048 SD40-3 W&LE 6986 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) CSX Q214-15 2/16/22 0x0 Was cut off from his train to pick up an extra engine in the yard Engines: CSX 5402 ES40DC CSX 5419 ES40DC Meets… Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-16 2/16/22 4x49 Engines: W&LE 6353 SD40-2 W&LE 6991 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) W&LE 4000 SD40-3 (Ex CN) The Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 618-18 Comes up track 2 & pulls east if Greene Junction! 2/18/22 60x0 Engines: W&LE 4000 SD40-3 (Ex CN) W&LE 6991 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) W&LE 6353 SD40-2 The Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-26 2/26/22 1x20 Engines: W&LE 6997 SD40-2 (Ex UP) W&LE 6990 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 618-27 2/28/22 Not sure on his car count Engines: W&LE 3067 SD40-3 W&LE 6984 SD40-2 (Ex CITX) W&LE 3048 SD40-3 14 days after I took this I would actually end up being hired by the Wheeling & Lake Erie as a brakeman! How. Fricken. Cool. Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 617-02 3/2/22 1x21 Engines: W&LE 6984 SD40-2 (Ex CITX) W&LE 3067 SD40-3 W&LE 6987 SD40-2 (Ex FURX) W&LE 6354 SD40-2 Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 618-05 3/5/22 41x3 Engines: W&LE 3049 SD40-3 W&LE 6386 SD40-2 (Ex KCS) W&LE 3048 SD40-3 The Wheeling & Lake Erie Train 618-11 Enters Connellsville Yard & begins his work as soon as Q216 clears On the deck at O’Donnells Not sure on his car count 3/11/22 Engines: W&LE 6354 SD40-2 W&LE 6987 SD40-2 (Ex FURX)