Amtrak pops out of the tunnel with a dented nose. On the tunnel wall above the engine reads a plaque that states "Enlarged 1995, Length 3,600 feet".
Pair of SD40 helpers shove loaded coal train east.
NS westbound Intermodal emerges from Gallitzen Pa tunnels.
A helper set begins the slide down into the Portage Tunnel and eventually to Altoona where they will cut away. This track is used for Eastbounders only for obvious reason.
Afternoon blast from the Tunnel.
Struggling over the summit.
A westbound emerges into the setting sun.
Double stacks on the former Pennsy multi-track main line.
Exiting the Gallitzin Tunnel westbound.
An intermodal glides over the Alleghenies. It is interesting how all of the power has exited the tunnel but the cars are not yet visible. It almost looks like a pair of light units.
Westbound With UP , BNSF . Stana Fe Engines! , Late Evening Sun
NS 5403 leads this eastbound intermodal as it approaches the tunnels at Gallitzin.
13G heads through Gallitzin with head end helpers attached
