Penn Central Heritage on the Pittsburgh Line

General manifest NS 38Q proceeds East through Altoona as storm clouds loom overhead with the Penn Central Heritage heritage unit NS... (more)

The Morning Trash Train

NS 62V brings empty trash containers bound for South Kearney, NJ through Altoona, PA as the train passes an unmanned but still standing ALTO tower.

Brrrrr!

I'm not sure what possessed me to go up here on the first snowfall last year, but it was much easier to fly a drone around than try to climb up the hill. Besides, I got a rea... (more)

Union Pacific's 1943 (Veterans) leads NS 066 on the return to Omaha over Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA as it passes the signals at 241. The "other than NS or Amtrak" leader is very rare... (more)

Union Pacific's 1943 (Veterans) leads NS 066 on the return to Omaha over Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA. The "other than NS or Amtrak" leader is very rare on this line due to the need fo... (more)

Another intermodal works it's way westward around the famous Horseshoe Curve.

Following a successful event for the Union Pacific executives and some shareholders, the train is now enroute back to the Union Pacific and is rounding the NS Horseshoe Curve west of Altoona, PA a... (more)

NS 066, Union Pacific Business train, heads east through Altoona on the Norfolk Pittsburgh Line. 1943 had its CNW style cab signals removed and CR style signals installed for the trip over NS.

The Union Pacific 1943 Office Car special is seen here passing the Horseshoe Curve. The train is on its return trip back to home rails.

While ALTO Tower saw many things in its years of serving the railroads it served, it never saw anything like UP 1943 pass by. Here, NS train 066 enters Altoona., PA passing the now closed ALTO Tow... (more)

Enroute to New York, Union Pacific's OCS passes through Altoona on a gloomy day. This special move, operating as NS train 066-30, included two EMD SD70ACe locomotives and 9 passenger cars. Both un... (more)

A rare leader on Norfolk Southern’s cab signaled territory as Union Pacific equipped SD70AH 1943 and 9083 with the NS cab signals to operate an office car special from Council Bluffs, IA to Crox... (more)

A Salute to the Fallen

It's a couple days late for Memorial Day, but a salute to our fallen servicemen and women is in order. Thank you to all of you and your families for your sacri... (more)

A rare leader on the famous Horseshoe Curve as Union Pacific 1943 and 9083 lead an office car special from Council Bluffs, IA to Croxton, NJ on May 31.

UP 1943 traverses the world famous Horseshoe Curve