The New York Central heritage unit leads train 11A westbound up track 3 around Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information about Norfolk Southern,... (more)

Intermodal train 20W glides downgrade on track two at Horseshoe Curve, near Altoona, Pennsylvania, led by the Southern Railway heritage unit, ES44AC #8099. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more in... (more)

Norfolk Southern loaded coal train 510 descends the mountains on the East slope near Altoona, PA.

The Conrail and Penn Central heritage units pull train 27N west up track three around Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on a cold and windy night. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more i... (more)

Norfolk Southern's specially painted "GoRail" SD60E number 6963 leads vehicle train 18N down the mountain and around track two at Horsehsoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania. 18N moves automobiles ... (more)

The Savannah & Atlanta heritage unit leads 130 empty coal hoppers uphill on track three at Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania. The train is returning to the southwest Pennsylvania coal mi... (more)

Intermodal train 21E moves container and trailer traffic between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Willow Springs, Illinois. The November 29th edition of 21E is seen here dashing through the snow on ... (more)

A helper set is on the lead of an intermodal on the westbound climb.

Conrail GP40-2 3386 leads a westbound TV train around Horseshoe Curve in 1995.

The Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit leads NS train 747 around the apex of Horseshoe Curve. This Belews Creek, NC to Shire Oaks, PA empty hopper train is making good time up the hill without helper... (more)

With Giant's Head Mountain watching in the background, a fine looking "Spirit of Summerland" rounds the Horseshoe Curve upgrade towards Prairie Valley Station.

From a vantage point high above Horseshoe Curve, a westbound empty hopper train approaches Kittanning Point.

512 making its way around the curve on a nice sunny day.

A pair of manifests pass on the famed triple track Horseshoe Curve west of Altoona during a soaking afternoon storm. Two C44-9Ws and a locally rebuilt SD40E haul the westbound train in the foregro... (more)