Two SD40-2 helpers have tied on to the Ringling Brothers Blue Unit train near the Amtrak station in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Now the train has the horsepower required to get to Cresson, where the he... (more)
A friendly face on a sad day. Norfolk Southern 1068 (Erie Railroad Heritage/Tribute) leads intermodal train 22W by CP MG and the former MG Tower on the afternoon of Sunday, May 5, 2019. The Erie w... (more)
The Ringling Brothers Blue Unit train eases to a stop near the Amtrak station in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Helpers will be added before the train continues west.
The last day of Conrail’s second year finds an interesting lashup waiting to tackle the grade to Horseshoe Curve and beyond. A GP38-2 and two GP38’s are joined by two C424’s and a U23B on a ... (more)
Camden to Elkhart manifest CAEL has a pair of snappers coupled ahead of the road power that includes SD50 6813 and a pair of SD80-MACs (4131 and 4130) as well as another pair of helpers shoving th... (more)
On a foggy morning the Norfolk Southern Office Car Special makes its way west along the famous Horseshoe Curve. The power would wye on the loop at Gallitzin. The train would end up holding in Alt... (more)
On the cold and rainy morning of April 28th, the Office Car Special (OCS) train departed Altoona for Harrisburg, but not before taking a spin around the world famous Horseshoe Curve. When the trai... (more)
On the cold and rainy morning of April 28th, the Office Car Special (OCS) train departed Altoona for Harrisburg, but not before taking a spin on the loop in Gallitzin, PA. Before holding at CP Wor... (more)
NS 4270 leads 25Z upgrade out of Altoona. This unit took the number of F9A 4270 which was renumbered to 270.
Here's a little bit higher of a perspective from Horseshoe Curve. NS 65K rolls westbound around the curve in a steady light rain in early April.
Red Mane rebuild AC44C6CF 8520 sits outside the NS Altoona, PA shops on the morning of Saturday, April 13, 2019. This is one of several varieties of color (blue, yellow, and black) that have theme... (more)
NS 25V approaches Horseshoe Curve with an eclectic locomotive consist featuring NS 8098 "Conrail" and NS 1067 "Reading" heritage units.
A TOFC train descends the eastern slope of the Alleghenies behind a U33C/C-636/GP-35 lashup.
