The "MON" Line

Western Pennsylvanians call it the "Mon" when talking about the Monongahela River which flows north from the mountains of West Virginia to Pittsburgh. Along side this winding river, railroads mimic its journey with coal flowing from Appalachian mines to the electrical power generating plants and the steel industry's coke plants. No coincidence that the railroads would name this busy and vital branch the "MON" LINE.

Neff Video and Bob Sechler will take you on a one hour tour along this NS (former Conrail and Pennsy) line that has evolved in the 1990's to include intermodal and general merchandise in addition to the steel industry and coal traffic . The "Mon" line that this DVD covers is from CP "Bell" on the NS Ft. Wayne Line to CP59 in W. Brownsville. PA . See the imposing OC Bridge just north of Pittsburgh that spans the Ohio River , from different view points, street running in W. Brownsville, push-pull coal trains, along with scenes from Homestead, Munhall, Coal Valley, California, Duquesne, Monongahela, W. Elizabeth, N. Charleroi , Coal Center, Roscoe, Pittsburgh's South Side, and others.

Witness motive power NS, Conrail, Santa Fe, CN, BN, CNW, UP, CSX, Detroit Edison and Monongahela . Models range from SD80MAC's and C44-9W to the unique MGA Super 7's.

60 minutes, color, sound, on -screen graphics depict train symbols and scene locations. No narration