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.

A PC passenger train drifts downgrade around Horseshoe Curve on a hot and hazy summer day.

NS 25V rolls westbound through Altoona, Pa on the Pittsburgh Line with a double heritage consist at the brickyard crossing. Up front is the Contrail heritage unit and second is the Reading heritag... (more)

NS train 25V rounds Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA with both Conrail and Reading NS heritage units. It was a lengthy wait from Altoona as the original set of helpers to shove the train over the hi... (more)

Norfolk Southern priority intermodal train 25V rounds Horseshoe Curve with the Conrail and Reading heritage units.

Norfolk Southern priority intermodal train 25V rounds Horseshoe Curve with the Conrail heritage unit leading the Reading heritage unit.

It's sort of a gloomy day on the mountain but the trains keep coming. Oak Island-Conway manifest OIPI is slugging it out on the grade as it passes lonely MG Block Station, deep in the woods. Ektac... (more)

In the endless parade of trains around Horseshoe Curve another westbound freight grinds up the eastern slope of the Alleghenies with an SD-45 and SD-40 shoving hard on the cabin car.