On April 17, 1979, my friend Paul Wester and his dad Pete Wester took me on a roadtrip to Horseshoe Curve. Back in those days, climbing over and around the hills there was far more acceptable. Her... (more)

The howl of dynamic brakes echo through the crisp air as an oil train makes its way down grade into Horseshoe curve. The morning sun begins to ignite the fall colors and cook off the fog over the ... (more)

A busy morning at horseshoe curve as the sun has just risen high enough to ignite the spectacular fall colors that were still hanging on this fall. In fortunate timing the head end of a manifest ... (more)

Meet me at the curve. Occasionally luck is on my side, although not often. However, looks like my early morning efforts were rewarded today as the head end of a mixed manifest slogs up the grade ... (more)

Helpers at Horseshoe. A pair of SD40Es make their way West around the World Famous Horseshoe Curve on a foggy morning.

Remarks: On a cool fall morning, Norfolk Southern train 592 (Shire Oaks, PA-Baltimore, MD loaded coal) rounds through Horseshoe Curve Eastbound on the NS Pittsburgh Line.

On a beautiful fall morning, Norfolk Southern train 11K (Allentown, PA-Conway, PA manifest) slowly bends around the trackside observation park at the world-famous Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pen... (more)

Remarks: On a beautiful fall morning, Amtrakā€™s Pennsylvanian rounds the famous horseshoe curve eastbound on the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line. Completed in 1854, it has become a national hist... (more)

Unfortunately for those familiar with CW McCall's song "The Silverton Train," the Animas River Gorge only finds itself 230-ish feet from rail to river, as opposed to the 400-feet McCall ... (more)

A westbound Norfolk Southern manifest snakes through the world famous horseshoe curve, with a pair of SD70ACe's up front.

Long and lean, these beasts shove the train over the hill while the rear brakeman glances at the onlookers from the cabin window.

Here comes a pretty pair.

Baldwins baby!! Fans get a wave from the hogger. Delivered in 1947, she's starting to age. Maybe the kids that witnessed this will raise their hands. :)

Power from two builders rolls east around the curve, an EMD F3A set leads Baldwin sharks. This could have been a light helper move with two helper sets. Note a light has been left inside the carbo... (more)

NS 1168 leads NS 4133, NS 7245 and a very long manifest train west around the Horseshoe Curve. The hills around the curve were full of fall colors, a spectacular sight to behold.