CB12 picks up 6 PPLX hoppers to take back into yard with an ex-CR SD50 leading. This was the last Conrail-painted unit I saw, NS 5441 was rebuilt to SD40E 6353 shortly after.

The perils of northeastern mountain railroading; CB12 comes out of the west end of the yard in Altoona to pull out some PPLX hoppers behind a GP38-2 and now-retired ex-CR SD50. Luckily the heavy s... (more)