Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
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P&LE empties on the Monongahela's Manor Branch -Dave Matheny photo

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P&LE GP38 2028 northbound with loads at MP M6 on the Monongahela's Manor Branch. Note the MP15 being used as road power, Sep 1991 -Dave Matheny	P&LE GP38 2034 southbound on the Monongahela near Mather, PA from the PA Rt 88 bridge. The next few photos show a P&LE train with empties bound for the Bailey Mine on the busy Manor Branch, May 1991 -Dave Matheny	P&LE bay window caboose 501 southbound at Homeville, PA, bound for the Monongahela's Manor Branch, May 1991 -Dave Matheny
P&LE 2034 pulling empties at MP M9 near the summit of the Monongahela's Manor Branch, May 1991 -Dave Matheny	P&LE GP38's 2034 & 2040/GP38-2 2057 southbound with empties topping the Manor Branch summit on the Monongahela, May 1991 -Dave Matheny	P&LE GP38 2034 unknown location on the Monongahela, May 1991 -Dave Matheny
Monongahela 2302 leads P&LE GP38's 2029, 2034 and GP38-2 2057 northbound at MP M3 on the Manor Branch, Nov 1990 -Dave Matheny	A trio of P&LE engines with an empty unit train rolls south through Clarksville, PA on the Monongahela Railway, 1 Dec 1990 -Ed Wolfe	Five P&LE geeps led by GP38 2032 are on Conrail at Binghamton, NY, a long way from home, 21 Feb 1987 -Tim Mader photo
Looking for all the world like a Conrail train, P&LE GP38s led by 7759 lead a long string of coal hoppers through Conklin, NY, 2 Mar 1985 -Tim Mader	P&LE GP7 1501 totes passenger cars near McKees Rocks, PA, 26 Aug 1982 -Tim Mader	P&LE GP7 1501 leads a set of dingy coaches across the Ohio River at McKees Rocks, PA, 12 Jul 1975 -Jim Olmstead photo
	Pittsburgh and Lake Erie GP7s in Brownsville, PA. The P&LE hauled a lot of coal from railroads in the Monongahela Valley to eastern Ohio, Jan 1975 -Donald Haskel

Roster Shots

P&LE GP7 1500 sits in front of the P&LE's shops at McKees Rock, PA, 23 Apr 1983 -Jim Olmstead photo	MP15 1593 idles at McKees Rocks, PA, 26 Aug 1982 -Tim Mader	P&LE GP38 2039 at McKees Rocks, PA, Aug 1987 -Dan Bourque collection
P&LE U28B 2802 sits in McKees Rocks, PA, 14 Dec 1982 -Jim Olmstead	U28B 2803 waits with sister 2810 and a GP38 at McKees Rocks, PA, 9 Jun 1984 -Tim Mader	While EMDs were the most common, the P&LE rostered diesels from every major manufacturer. This GE U25B waits next to NW units at Youngstown, OH, 23 Jul 1982 -John Benson photo

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