On a dull autumn afternoon, Norfolk Southern Train 13V rounds the world famous Horseshoe Curve heading west up the NS Pittsburgh Line.

Amtrak's eastbound Pennsylvanian gets to stretch its legs a bit as it leaves the Altoona area and out of the congestion around town. A westbound slows for a stop signal before getting permission u... (more)

The Horseshoe Curve is a stunning sight to behold, especially during the sunset hours. In this photograph, a westbound intermodal train is seen making its way around the curve and up the Allegheny... (more)

Helper set running back to Altoona.

The Penn Central heritage unit slogs up the grade in DPU service as a loaded coal train descends Horseshoe curve outside Altoona, PA on a gorgeous fall morning.

More than 170 years after construction began on this facility the original purpose of repairing and maintaining the railroad's massive fleet of locomotives continues. Strategically nestled at the ... (more)

Altoona Shops. Norfolk Southern Corp Train CB10 has NS 5663 for power (ex-NS 2887, exx-CR 7692, née-PC 7692, 6/1969) as it is traveling down the Cove Secondary through Altoona on its way t... (more)

Westbound helper set at milepost 241.

SD45-2 # 6660 @ Altoona Pa.

Two switchers running glass out, bring the Hollidaysburg job into Rose Yard in Altoona. By this time the Sam-Rea car shops had been closed for a few years and Norfolk Southern was beginning to cle... (more)

Following a Cleveland railfanning extravaganza with my friend and his dad, we headed home via Horseshoe Curve and then a stop at Altoona (shops and yards). The yards were filled with dead power, m... (more)

On April 17, 1979, my friend Paul Wester and his dad Pete Wester took me on a roadtrip to Horseshoe Curve. Back in those days, climbing over and around the hills there was far more acceptable. Her... (more)

Switching at East Altoona.

The Penn Central Era. On June 5, 2018, Norfolk Southern Corp Train 38Q (Conway, PA to Hagerstown, MD) was passing through Altoona, Pennsylvania with NS 1073 (SD70ACe, EMD, 5/2012, Penn Cent... (more)

The howl of dynamic brakes echo through the crisp air as an oil train makes its way down grade into Horseshoe curve. The morning sun begins to ignite the fall colors and cook off the fog over the ... (more)