NS 1068 (the Erie heritage unit) and NS 4000 (the first AC44C4 rebuild) bring loaded ethanol train 64T east across the Pittsburgh Line. The train passes ALTO Tower in downtown Altoona as it approa... (more)

Norfolk Southern AC44C6M's 4002 and 4004 pose side by side at Juniata Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information about Norfolk Southern, visit more)

Norfolk Southern AC44C6M number 4002 has been released from the paint shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania, wearing the third edition of the special prototype "Mane" scheme. Originally built by GE as st... (more)

NS 21M departs Rose Yard with an EMD on point.

Originally built by GE as standard-cab D9-40C number 8866, Norfolk Southern 4004 is the latest AC44C6M conversion locomotive to be rebuilt. The "horse mane" paint color variation denote... (more)

Originally built by GE as standard-cab D9-40C number 8866, Norfolk Southern 4004 is the latest AC44C6M conversion locomotive to be rebuilt. The "horse mane" paint color variation denote... (more)

NS 3357 sits outside after getting an overhaul and fresh paint

With helpers ahead of the road power and two more on the rear, a 137 car westbound manifest is 21st of 22 trains in four hours at MG, back when it was still a part-time open office. The air lines ... (more)

Year-old C40-8 No. 6028 with a half-blue/half-black snowplow heads west, halfway to the summit at Gallitzin.

Stacks capped, this former New York Central NW2 has probably run its last. Shown standing in the Altoona yard, it is coupled to an unusual patched ex-Reading fifty foot boxcar. Generally, patched ... (more)

Geeps?

A first glance at this pair would suggest that two Conrail blue Alco RS3’s are in the yard at Altoona. Considering that, to the best of my knowledge, no unaltered RS3’s... (more)

Pairs

The symmetry of two back-to-back locomotives of the same model lends a pleasing element to any railroad photo. Here a pair of Conrail C425’s works the yard in Altoona, whil... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Pennsylvanian passes Alto Tower as it prepares to make its station stop in Altoona.