LMS 724, one of the GE lease units painted for Big Blue, drops downgrade past the westward home signals for MG on an autumn afternoon. STES (Sterling, MI to Harrington, DE) has auto parts for Newa... (more)
Patience is a VirtueA short, unidentified intermodal train fills the center arc of the Horseshoe Curve above Altoona, PA. On the east leg, if you squint hard enough, you'll see the ... (more)
What we have here is a discouraging matter of timing in that the 6406, a train of empty PPLX hoppers, had stalled at MG and had to await rescue helpers to come up from Altoona to shove. It got mov... (more)
A string of SD60s await their fate outside of the Juniata Shops.
It's a chilly morning on the mountain as symbol PIMO for Morrisville, PA eases downgrade just past the westward home signals for MG. The 135 car tonnage outfit had five locomotives on the point pl... (more)
NS Lehigh Valley Heritage Unit eases off the brakes after rolling down the grade into Downtown Altoona on its way to New Jersey.
Cut into the mountainside high above the valley floor, the NS Pittsburgh Line trackage winds its way over the Alleghenies. NS intermodal train 16N is descending the grade behind two GE locos, pass... (more)
An intermodal train clears the signal at Rose Yard and approaches Altoona for a crew change.
Altoona & Rose Yard continue to be busy spot. In a matter of 30 seconds, 4 tracks filled up with action as the helpers await their next assignment.
A matched set of helpers with consecutive numbers (NS 6300 & NS 6301) await their next assignment in Rose Yard.
The local makes it's westbound move to finish for the day.
Amtrak's Pennsylvania passes the Alto tower just a few minutes late on a warm fall morning.
NS 4000 has been moved from the back shops to last engine in line on a warm fall morning (left hand side of the image).
NS 9781 pilots a loaded oil train eastbound into Altoona, PA and past Alto Tower.
