Frost has filled the hills on both the trees and ground (Frost on the distant mountain where Benny Curve is), combined with fog and some fall color makes this scene a very splendid one to wake up ... (more)

The morning Pennsylvanian slows for freight traffic ahead

NS 37A rounds the west end of Benny's Curve.

Ammonia loads with a former Conrail SD70 are in 8th notch to drag the train over the summit and will soon be in dynamic as it heads east down the "slide". The former PRR "AR" tower can be seen pho... (more)

A pair of helpers assist an Eastbound down the "slide".

Construction on the tunnel enlargement was in full swing on the adjacent tunnel, and once completed, this scene was gone.

Usually you can see the light pollution off of Altoona in the far distance above the Alleghenies, but tonight the fog is so thick, 534 is literally cutting through it like a knife...cutting a ligh... (more)

A heavy coke train is being provided some extra braking from the SD40E helpers heading east towards 'tuna town.

Another trick pulled out of my bag of magic. It seems as though every time I come to this location, nature has always something spectacular to show me. Around this time 2 years ago, I captured t... (more)

With a lite mist falling Amtrak's Pennsylvanian exits the east portal of the Gallitzin tunnel with heritage unit 145 leading the way.

6314 now helps brake this heavy grainer down the slide

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

A westbound manifest has just emerged out of the tunnel and into the last minutes of daylight. On going tunnel work can be seen on track two waiting for the westbound to clear

Helper ahead eases the 10G towards "The Slide" past AR Tower.

Nine engines lead a very short 23M stack train through Benny Curve.