The train was headed back eastward into the Portage tunnel after running the balloon track. These trips originated in Harrisburg and turned here.

Running on Penn Central, the flat-black High Iron Special gets some mid-day admiration from the crowd as seen from Jackson St. This special ran the weekend of Sept. 12/13, Harrisburg-Horseshoe Cu... (more)

A High Iron special leaves a carbon footprint as it exits the tunnel. She'll turn on the balloon track and head through the Portage tunnel eastward back to Harrisburg.

The abandoned Gallitzin Tunnel witnesses another westbound cresting the summit unassisted.

Two pushers drift down grade towards Altoona.

NS 9847 leads two other engines as it exits the tunnel.

A westbound trailer train rolls through CP UN with a Conrail leader.

A Conrail Blue SD60I leads this autorack train out of the Gallitzin Tunnel.

Just in time for the Fourth of July! NS helper units head back towards Altoona as the sun sets on the Gallitzin Tunnels.

A short 24M lights the way east as it negotiates "the slide"

With 262 stopped on track 2 pump up the air 23Z heads west into the beautiful sunset on track 3.

As 10N descends the slide going east with helpers braking on the rear 21M charges up the hill going west

NS 550 was short of time so they added two SD40E's to the head end as they approach the west end of the portal of the tunnel.

SD70 duo, back to back, is starting its trek down the West Slope at the Gallitzin Tunnels Park.

The entire train, front to...well, around the back can be seen below Tunnel Hill.