Eastbound on track 1 in early morning with a hi & wide train with pipe , Cats ,and tracters.
A sight becoming continually more difficult to see on the NS Pittsburgh Line, NS SD40-2 # 3362 is solely in charge of High and Wide Train 059-30. The 059-30 is seen here Eastbound at Aqeuduct, PA ... (more)
A four-pack of SD40-2 helpers; 3362, 3364, 3335 & 3348, await entry into Altoona Yard and their next assignment.
A pusher set rolls light by Altoona as it heads west.
The rear helper crew of 68J is turning their attention from pushing to ensure a safe descent down the mountain to Altoona.
NS 3362 and NS 3359 lead OCS westbound at MP 330
Two helper assist an eastbound manifest through Cresson.
After doing a Airbrake test the 20T heads down the slide.
A pair of SD40-2's hold on to the rear end of westbound pig train 25Z as it dives under the signal bridge at South Fork.
A four pack of helpers run light to Rose yard.
NS 17G heads up the mountain with a 4-pak of SD40-2's heading back to the barn in Altoona.
Pushers shove hard on the rear of a manifest freight on this very cold day.
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