A great catch to end a day of railfanning was NS local C51 with five SD80MACs moving engines between the Cresson engine house and Altoona Yard.

Amtrak's westbound Pennsylvanian slows for a station stop in Altoona as NS 62A with tractor equipment slows as it enters Altoona Yard.

After the conclusion of Railfest, the NS equipment on display; F9A 4271, F7B 4276 and GS14B 2120, have backed out of the museum siding and are passing some museum equipment as they return to the J... (more)

Before #30 was the Capital Limited, it was the National Limited - a Kansas City to New York train. Here it is heading downhill toward Altoona.

Station stop - Altoona.

NS 80MACs 7200, 7209 and 7205 shove the rear of a coal train that just came off the mountain into Altoona Yard. Leading the train are 7212 and 7205.

Five NS 80MACs come off the mountain past ALTO tower with a loaded coal train for Altoona Yard. Leading the train are 7212 and 7205 on the head end with 7200, 7209 and 7205 on the rear. Thanks for... (more)

When I shot this engine working the yard job over 4 years ago in the same spot she was wearing Conrail Blue.

Late running NS Triple Crown Roadrailer 261 pulls past CP Homer on the east side of Altoona yard.

The new NS modified wide cab helper 6900 heads west at the Brickyard towards Horseshoe Curve and some more testing on the mountain.

The 1000 was built in May of 1968 as Erie Lackawanna 3632, the unit was one of two units on the roster to wear Bicentennial colors for the EL. Retired as Conrail 6097 in 1986 it subsequently becam... (more)

A westbound NS van train approaches the Brickyard Crossing near Altoona, PA.

Part of Altoona's Railfest was the opportunity to take an overnight train from Altoona to Pittsburgh and return the following morning. Here, the Steel City Limited, with PRR E8A 5711 leading is a... (more)

A huge assortment of stored Conrail engines could be found at East Altoona in the late 80's. Most wore faded blue paint, but there were still a few in PC black and even one or two in EL and Readi... (more)