Conrail Quality: CR 5616 is an SD60I assembled at CR's Juniata Shops in Altoona - the "I" designating an isolated cab to minimize noise and vibration. By this time Conrail had really hit... (more)

The former Pennsylvania Railroad crossing of the Appalachians west of Altoona has always been an impressive stretch of railroad. Moreso, perhaps, when the environment bore the distinctive stamp of... (more)

Allentown to Conway manifest ALPI is passing beneath the 2416/2417 signal bridge that stood at the eastern approach to Horseshoe Curve. CR 6199 was just built a few months previous to this October... (more)

Trackside park.

Turntable The newly-replaced turntable at the Norfolk Southern Juniata Shops.

Helpers At Horseshoe Curve A pair of SD70ACUs equipped with HelperLink bring up the rear NS 21G.

Saturday Morning At Juniata A bird's eye view of the turntable at Norfolk Southern's Juniata Shops in Altoona, PA.

Sea Of Horses A birds-eye view of the locomotive storage lines at the Juniata shops, Norfolk Southern's biggest locomotive shop. Unfortunately, due to decreased freight traffic in conjunct... (more)

LMS 724 tiptoes downgrade through MG interlocking with symbol STES2 (Sterling, OH-Harrington, DE) including auto parts for Newark, DE. The GE-leased units arrived in 1994 with Nos. 700-739 lettere... (more)

CR 6197 passes beneath the westward home signals for MG interlocking with empty Penna. Power & Light hoppers. The position light signals and air line for the electro-pneumatic switches are hallmar... (more)

Pennsy K4s No. 1361 has a respectable 8 cars in tow, crossing over at ROSE with a Bellefonte-Altoona excursion. The limit for a K4s up the mountain was 6 cars; hopefully we will get to see No. 13... (more)

Always Watching PRR GP9 #7048 has been on display at Horseshoe Curve since 1987 when it replaced PRR K4 #1361, which is now being refurbished in Altoona. Unfortunately, 7048 is starting to... (more)

Wide Vision Pan

Tonnage is moving in both directions at Slope interlocking on Conrail’s ex-PRR main line in Altoona, Pennsylvania. While a westbound intermodal begins its climb t... (more)

NS 6220 with lots of wreck damage sits in Rose Yard. To be repaired...eventually.

Still hanging on...The days of end cab switchers on Class 1 Railroads is almost over, with only a few stragglers hanging on as SW1001 2102 is no exception. Built for the Reading as RDG 2612 in Nov... (more)