26T emerges from the Allegheny Tunnel from pitch black inside to a full sunny day outside.
Railfanners partake in taking video and pictures at the park in Gallitzin as the 26T pauses to test the air before heading down the mountain.
NS 6315 is giving the heavy 14G a hand in braking as they descend down the east slope nearing horseshoe curve.
Standard cab SD70's running elephant style decend the West Slope coming out of the Allegheny Tunnels.
A matching set of Conrail locomotives pull a train through Gallitzin in the last light of the day.
After spending countless hours trying to catch a train going by AR Tower on previous days, the photographer was finally rewarded with Amtrak 42, the Pennsylvanian, passing the historic tower and a... (more)
The end of 13G still has yet to be seen on the other side of the valley as the head end is about to enter the east portal of Allegheny Tunnel with another railfan shooting away down by the NS MOW ... (more)
A four pack of SD40E have had their work cut out for them assisting PP&L coal train 614 east. They've helped it fight gravity to get over the top of the grade at AR, now they're helping it brake a... (more)
At CP AR, the 1% grade of the West Slope ends and levels out before hitting the steep descending grade of the Slide. A trio of Ex-CRQ SD60I's are still laying on the throttle with a South Fork to ... (more)
The fog from the valley and mountains below and in the air above, diffuse the already warm early AM sun as it rises above the hills. Newer SD40E's provide additional braking to an Eastbound manif... (more)
Early morning eastbound 36A pops out of the shadows as it starts down "The Slide" from the New Portage Tunnel.
A couple of now NS SD80MACS lead its load of coal at Gallitzin. For this first time visitor this was a nice gift to have a Conrail blue 80MAC on the point for my 50th birthday.
One of the very few sets of SD40-2 pushers drifts downgrade while an NS container train slugs upgrade at the famous tunnels on the west slope.
An Amtrak train storms the summit and is about to head into the tunnel
