Allentown-Conway symbol ALPI-5F has snappers ahead of the road power and another pair of helpers on the rear as it brings 113 cars around Scotch Run curve, one mile east of the iconic Horseshoe, o... (more)

Amtrak's westbound "Pennsylvanian" is about to start its ascent over the Alleghenies after making its Altoona Station stop.

A recent picture of the replacement signals at MG by Mike Molnar prompted me to view some of my Conrail-era shots. MG was a wonderful place, sequestered in the woods on the mountainside with silen... (more)

On a hazy April morning the rear helpers of NS 38Q pass MG Tower and interlocking. This control point has since been cut over as crews continue their way west on the Pittsburgh Line, removing inte... (more)

Four SD40-2’s are digging into the grade as they bring a westbound manifest out of Altoona at Slope. It is most likely that the lead two units are helpers.

A Conrail GP40-2/C40-8 consist brings westbound empties through Altoona, Pennsylvania.

NS local C52 accelerates through Alto Interlocking in downtown Altoona and under the old signal bridge guarding the east end of this interlocking. This signal bridge would later be removed as Alto... (more)

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)