This past Labor Day, Norfolk Southern held an Open House for friends and family of employees of the Juniata Locomotive Shops. The tour included a look a the backshop, smith shop, and paint shop at... (more)

Pure Pennsy. NS 67W with the Pennsy leading, yesterday, at TIpton, Pa, MP 225, McFarland Curve. It is seen taking the signal siding to CP Antis for Rose Yard.

Less than a year after NS 18N derailed, NS 10N has derailed within CP Altoona and CP Cove Jct, at approximately 8pm. Several empty RBMN hoppers have piled up. All tracks are fouled except Main 2.

Street Runner!! NS 11A heads southbound on the Nittany and Bald Eagle at Tyrone, Pa with a "new" ex CSX (CR) SD80MAC leading.

Sometimes serendipity makes for a slightly more interesting photo. Amtrak 43 Pennsylvanian heads west out of Altoona, while AMED heads down 10th avenue to their next call.

Amtrak 42, "The Pennsylvanian," takes the ex Pennsy signals at MP 193. Only three of Amtraks P32's (512, 513, 514) have the cab signals necessary to lead on the NS Pittsburgh Line.

NS 18N has derailed and piled up within the CP Altoona interlocking fouling all mains. No injuries are being reported; however, one the autoracks has overturned onto 10th Avenue crushing a parked ... (more)

Bay 27 at the Juniata Shops is typically where locomotives slated for rebuild begin this process. NS SD60 6610 is the latest locomotive to begin rebuild at Juniata. It's cab will be completely cut... (more)

NS 19G passes under the newly laid girders of "Cresson High Level Bridge." While the girders for the bridge were being laid, rail traffic between CP MO and CP UN was limited to main 4. The project... (more)

NS 6322 leads a large dimensional train, NS 056, down the eastern slope into Altoona. Various large caterpillar mining pieces, large steel pipes, flat steel loads, and ten brand-new GE BB40-9W for... (more)

NS 8500 (ex NS 8305) and NS 8501 (ex NS 8309) are the first two GE C40-8.5's to be completed by the Roanoke shops. They have arrived at Altoona's Juniata Shops for their emissions testing and a ne... (more)

NS 3505's 81" EMD cab has been removed. This ex Milwaukee Road SD40-2 (MILW 200) will soon receive a new Admiral Cab and a fresh paint job. Monticello's Wabash 1189 sits outside on shop truck... (more)

Welcome to the Juniata Shops, home of Norfolk Southern's premier engine facility. Also the home of the Norfolk Southern OCS. The Juniata Shops are currently tasked with several capital rebuild pro... (more)

Painting a Thoroughbred. With its new Admiral Cab installed, this SD40-2 is prepped and readied for a fresh paint job at the Juniata Paint Shop.

Altoona's Juniata Shops continue to experiment with new locomotive designs. Their newest project is the this Compressed Natural Gas Mother Slug Set. NS 799 has been designated as the CNG Tender fo... (more)