NS 4081, rebuilt Dash 9-40C 8804, leads an Eastbound loaded coal train as it crawls through downtown Altoona, PA. The train is about to pass under the pedestrian walkway at the Altoona Amtrak Stat... (more)

Primed and Ready

While there hasn't a huge amount of progress on the engine or boiler (background) at this time, attention is being had to a large piece of the puzzle.

PRR... (more)

Isn't This Putting the Cart Before the Horse?

Some might say so. But while the museum organizes the remaining heavy work to the engine proper, the long-overdue finishing touches on P... (more)

Remember Kids, Don't Put Empties at the Front!

At 8:40 PM on the evening of July 5, 2019, westbound manifest 34A derailed the first 11 cars as it entered the main arc of Horseshoe Cu... (more)

Oops...

At 8:40 PM on the evening of July 5, 2019, westbound manifest 34A derailed the first 11 cars as it entered the main arc of Horseshoe Curve. The three locomotives remained on ... (more)

Clean Up, Track 3...

At 8:40 PM on the evening of July 5, 2019, westbound manifest 34A derailed the first 11 cars as it entered the main arc of Horseshoe Curve. The three locomotives... (more)

NS 9147 passes the tower at Alto on beautiful Saturday morning.

Early morning downtown Altoona for the intermodal parade!

The Conrail heritage unit leads train 20Q east around Horseshoe Curve, moving intermodal equipment from Chicago to Harrisburg. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information about Norfolk Southe... (more)

A helper set slowly drifts off the mountain and through Alto Interlocking in downtown Altoona. The PRR signal lights mounted on the signal bridge are the westbound home signals for the interlockin... (more)

NS yard job CB60 shuffles some locomotives through downtown Altoona after just picking them up from the Juniata Shops. This move normally doesn't come any further west than CP-Works but due to tra... (more)

With a stinky train in tow, NS 65J charges uphill through the Brickyard at MP 238 on the NS Pittsburgh Line with garbage loads. This train runs from New Jersey to a landfill out in Ohio.

NS 4005 takes a spin on the New (At the time) Turntable at the Juniata Shops in Altoona

Charging uphill through MP 238 is NS 25Z. This location is known as "The Brickyard" in the railfan community and the iconic rock ledge above the locomotives is often used to photo eastbo... (more)

The helper on 11V pushes hard against the rear of the train to keep the heavy monster rolling through downtown Altoona. In the shot one can clearly see the start of the grade up the mountains near... (more)