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)

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.

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)

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)

CR 21313 an ex Conrail N21 Bay Window Caboose was released back into active service with Norfolk Southern. While that may not seem too interesting, the Caboose was refurbished and repainted into a... (more)

NS 9722, NS 098, pulls six export locomotives through Altoona and down to CP Works for a Recrew. These are GE CM20-EMP for Indonesia.

What was once new, will become new once again! NS 3214's high nose and cab are cut off to make way for a Admiral Cab. This SD40-2 will also receive a complete overhaul, under-floor air conditionin... (more)

NS CB10 local crosses the old Pennsylvania Railroad steel bridge, which crosses PA Route 36 (24st) here in Altoona. Also of note is the Juniata Shops built Prototype leading the Local. NS 2423 is ... (more)

NS 098 passes by the Altoona Station and underneath the covered pedestrian bridge on 13th Street. Two brand new General Electric PH37ACmi "Powerhaul" locomotives ride on heavy duty TTX Flat Cars b... (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)

One for the history books. NS 17G is the last train to pass intact PRR/PC signals at CP ALTO and CP SLOPE. Also of note is Tower operator Ron Heiss (on the right) walking across track 3. He would ... (more)

ALTO continues to stand vigil at the foot of the Eastern Slope almost one year after it was closed in June of 2012. The leading edge of a storm is seen here blowing into the CP Altoona interlockin... (more)

The "Cresson High Level Bridge" is being removed and replaced by a new bridge over the next several months. This bridge crosses the NS Pittsburgh Line at MP 249 and connects Gallitzin wi... (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)

PRR K-4 1361's tender has finished the majority of its restoration. It sits inside Altoona Pipe and Steel's fence. All it needs now is a coat of paint and an assembled K-4 to go with it.