Nickel Plate Road No. 765, a 404-ton Berkshire steam locomotive, rambles along the rails on the North Side as it makes its way through southwestern Pennsylvania today on its way to Altoona. The Fort Wayne, Indiana based locomotive is traveling through the area for an event to carry Norfolk Southern employees around Horseshoe Curve May 18 and 19 and then for public trips around the bend between Lewistown and Gallitzin from May 25-27. Tickets for the public trips sold out within 24 hours in February. No. 765 again will pass through the Pittsburgh region on May 29 and stop at the Conway rail yard in Beaver County. The steam locomotive covered more than 4,000 miles last year in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania operating employee-appreciation excursions for Norfolk Southern’s 30th anniversary. Read more at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review here.
Justin Merriman | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Lisa Deblanc-Smith, 51, of Lincoln and 13 year breast cancer survivor (third from left) becomes overwhelmed with emotion after finishing the 21st annual Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure through Schenley Park, Sunday. Pictured left to right is Deblanc-Smith’s son, Mitchell Swann, 16, daughter Shielah DeBlanc, 21, and daughter Nakia DeBlanc, 23.
Andrew Russell | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Those Who Line the Path
A look at those on the sidelines at the 2013 Pittsburgh Marathon and why they came
Window washers from Allegheny Window Cleaning dressed as superheroes scale the side of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in Lawrenceville Wednesday April 17, 2013. The crew is from left, Mark Errico as Captain America, Ed Hetrick as Superman, Jim Zaremba as Batman and Rick Bollinger as Spiderman.
James Knox | Tribune-Review
Ron Jones, of Penn Hills plays his flugelhorn outside in Highland Park near the reservoir. The actor and musician was accompanying a Miles Davis CD playing on his automobile sound system. Jones had played brass instruments in high school, and took up the horn again about seven years ago. “It’s like falling off a bike,” said Jones. “It just comes back to you.”
Keith Hodan | Tribune-Review
Pedestrians are blurred as they walk past a sign along Forbes Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh.
Keith Hodan | Tribune-Review
Alexander Lai, 3 of Granite Bay waves at a female Red Panda at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Thursday. The Red Panda arrived from the Red River Zoo in North Dakota in late 2012 and spent time behind-the-scenes acclimating to her new home and keepers. She debuted to the public in the past few weeks.
Andrew Russell | Tribune-Review
Marqees Forrest from Propel Andrew Street’s High School bee keeping program examines a bee held by fellow senior Kendan Jones as the two work Tuesday March 19, 2013 at the school’s beehives in Braddock. The DEP has awarded the school’s beekeeping program with the 2013 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. It was the only school in the state to receive the award. James Knox | Tribune-Review
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