On a beautiful fall morning, Norfolk Southern train 11K (Allentown, PA-Conway, PA manifest) slowly bends around the trackside observation park at the world-famous Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pen... (more)

Remarks: On a beautiful fall morning, Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian rounds the famous horseshoe curve eastbound on the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line. Completed in 1854, it has become a national hist... (more)

A westbound double-stack outfit with an SD50 and SD60 for leaders is climbing the grade at the 2454/2455 signals on the shelf of the mountain near Allegrippus and only a few miles from the summit ... (more)

HAMMERHEAD! A one-off and very unique rebuild was NS 2423, a MP15E conversion. This unit featured a 2100 horsepower turbo charged 12-645E3C, R10 alternator, and was rated at Tier 2+ emissions.... (more)

Cut into the mountainside high above the valley floor, Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line trackage winds its way over the Alleghenies as it descends from the summit towards Altoona, Pennsylvania. ... (more)

On a gloomy last day of July, Norfolk Southern train 25Z (Harrisburg, PA-Chicago, IL intermodal) begins the climb up the slope between Altoona, PA and Cresson, PA on the NS Pittsburgh line. This t... (more)

Amtrak's Pennsylvanian departs the station in Altoona, PA, passing underneath the 17th Street Bridge near Alto Tower.

An MP15 leads CB10 "glass out" with a lengthy consist from Holidaysburg.

Fresh snow is blown over the right of way as CB10 returns to Altoona in the early evening.

A pair of SD40Es shove on the rear of 23Z early in their climb up the hill.

23Z heads out of Altoona with an SD70M-2 leader as the day's snowfall wanes.

CB12 picks up 6 PPLX hoppers to take back into yard with an ex-CR SD50 leading. This was the last Conrail-painted unit I saw, NS 5441 was rebuilt to SD40E 6353 shortly after.

C49 switches out power at Altoona, after arriving from South Fork with 7 SD80MACs.

A snoot nosed SD40-2 is in front of a sea of NS power at Juniata.

Classic EMDs... On the 100th Anniversary of EMD, three classic GP38s storm east out of Altoona on local C42. Running ahead of Amtrak's Pennsylvanian, the crew made quick work getting out of tow... (more)