Helpers push against 20Q up the mountain at Cassandra. The helpers for the super heavy 538 are seen entering stage right. The number for the last unit in that helper set is ironically 6304
It's business as usual at the Station Inn on a dreary Friday afternoon. A pair of SD40E's on the head end of 10N assist the train over the tricky slopes of the Pittsburgh Line as Inn patrons look... (more)
NS 25Z's pushers roll under the position lights at 238 as it makes way up the mountain. These signals are set to be replaced soon and part of the new signal bridge has already been installed.
A pair of helper engine wait for their next assignment at Cresson.
Snowy rolling hills, signs of the PRR's past everywhere and just an unmatched great railroad feel. Little doubt you're in Western PA. Gotta love it.
Pushers on the rear pass the greaser heading East past Carney's Crossing.
Multiple sets give 21Q a brake as it decends the slope, giving everyone at the Tunnel Inn a nice show on a foggy, soggy morning.
2 of the latest helper series rebuilds out of Altoona are on the rear of today's 20T SD40-E