Loaded up on a heavy duty flatcar, road slug NS 615 is being shipped to the railroad's Juniata Shop for repair. The unit was shipped in from Portsmouth, Ohio.

A wreck damaged Dash 9 awaits its turn for rebuild outside NS's Juniata Shop. Within a few weeks this engine will become the new NS 4959, a AC44C6M rebuild.

Thanks to track work east of Altoona, for three weeks this summer, nocteernial local C52 operated in daylight. With 5 cars in tow and their usual trio of GP38-2s, C52 passes through the Horseshoe ... (more)

A large group of railfans gather for dinner ate "The Boxcar" in Lilly while westbound intermodal train 25P flys by.

Just a few weeks after being repainted and pressed into "OCS" duty, NS 1069, the Virginian, is working as the rear DPU on train 12G. The train arrives into Altoona under full sun, provid... (more)

Big Macs in Helper Service During PSR, Norfolk Southern started replacing its sets of SD40E locomotives in helper service with single SD70ACUs. Units were equipped with helper link on both ends.... (more)

Altoona to Pittsburgh manifest train 11A builds its train at CP-Works in Rose Yard. Former Conrail SD60, NS 6709 and three other GEs was the power this day. At the time, it was commonplace for 11A... (more)

An Air Products "Heat Exchanger" High & Wide movement makes its way east through Phillipsburg, NJ. At the time, every few months railman's around the Lehigh Valley would be treated to on... (more)

Two BNSF coal trains meet at the entrance to BNSF's Fort Scott Subdivision in the West Bottoms of Kansas City.

UP's transfer to CPKC's Knoche Yard passes through the West Bottoms with two SD40-2s and one of CPKC (CP) Military SD70ACu locomotives.

A couple rebuilds rest outside the "GOB" (General Office Building) at Norfolk Southern's Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, PA. NS 5900 is one of two GP22ECO rebuilds, NS completed. The... (more)

Norfolk Southern's 22nd Heritage Unit is a tribute to the Delaware & Hudson. The unit rests in Rose Yard awaiting pickup for a trip west.

UP's Rochelle Local prepares to shove east back onto the mainline after interchanging cars with the City of Rochelle (BJRY) railroad. The crew will return to Global III, just west of town.

A grandfather and his grandson bond over their mutual love of trains while an eastbound priority intermodal train passes through Cresson. Their waves were met by a couple quick blasts of the horn ... (more)

NS 054, an extra "high & wide" movement works its way down the east slope on track 2. The train contained various John Deer tractor loads and two extra long telephone loads. A few extra ... (more)