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)