NS 2710 gingerly leads an eastbound intermodal train down the slide at Gallitzin, PA

Doublestacks exit the Allegheny Tunnels on this mid fall early evening

Helpers assist freight down the hill as the sun rises higher and higher

NS 8099 leans into the curve in Gallitzin as it leads a lengthy westbound manifest through Gallitzin with the small town looming in the background.

A westbound stack train rolls through Gallitzin following closely behind NS 8099 on a beautiful late summer day.

At dawn, a manned helper set of SD40E's pops out of the New Portage Tunnel and heads down "The Slide" on the journey back to Altoona to help another train up the mountain. This is the steepest gra... (more)

Fire and Ice. NS 6304 and 6321 assist NS 16N down an icy "Slide," after the area is hit with a severe winter storm that covered the Alleghenies in a thick coating of ice. The house off to the left... (more)

17G roars out of Gallitzin Tunnel on a sunny September afternoon.

Amtrak #514 leads the eastbound Pennsylvanian #42 east through Gallitzin, PA, on the foggy morning of 10/13/2013.

Just before sunrise, train No. 17G permeates the misty mountain valley west of Altoona, Pa., as it climbs upgrade, lugging its heavy train toward the summit just ahead at Gallitzin, as beautiful f... (more)

Gallitzin! It's a great place to railfan. And while you are at it, stay at the Tunnel Inn, the railroad themed bed and breakfast seen in the background. Hot coffee and warm apple-maple muffins on ... (more)