Helpers drift past the Amtrak station in Altoona. They will cut away at CP Works to wait for their next assignment.

The "Cresson High Level Bridge" is being removed and replaced by a new bridge over the next several months. This bridge crosses the NS Pittsburgh Line at MP 249 and connects Gallitzin wi... (more)

A pair of SD40E helpers shove a 26T upgrade as the train approaches the summit of its climb.

A pair of manned helpers assist a loaded coal train down "The Slide" at Gallitzin during a wintry dawn.

Four helpers drift down the mainline toward Altoona at the former CP Slope, now CP Altoona. The classic PRR signal bridge has been removed and sits to the right of the construction vehicles.

NS Helper Engine 6319 passes one of the other new signals at CP Works on the signaled siding heading into the yard. In a matter of a few days, all remaining PRR signals through town will be a thin... (more)

What a mess! High and wide 053 settles in to ALTO for a crew change as a C90 is put together just East of SLOPE as a light set heads up the hill through the work in progress new SLOPE interlockin... (more)

A Pennsylvania Power & Light coal train that was loaded on the South Fork Secondary climbs the mountain at Summerhill.

A light set heads down the hill to retrieve another train in need

10A screams upgrade with (not visible in photo) the new 6900 2nd in line and a short train in a very beautiful sunset glint at CP RADE (in background). The PA Turnpike carries passengers over the ... (more)

6319 holds back 37A going down the hill.

Brand new SD40E 6319 pushes on the rear of 36A.