HAMMERHEAD! A one-off and very unique rebuild was NS 2423, a MP15E conversion. This unit featured a 2100 horsepower turbo charged 12-645E3C, R10 alternator, and was rated at Tier 2+ emissions.... (more)

Classic EMDs... On the 100th Anniversary of EMD, three classic GP38s storm east out of Altoona on local C42. Running ahead of Amtrak's Pennsylvanian, the crew made quick work getting out of tow... (more)

Showroom fresh! Just a few short days out of paint, NS AC44C6M rebuild 4508 is on its first revenue run leading an M1V extra to Conway. Tonight's train originated out of Altoona with an abunda... (more)

Three-way meet in Downtown Altoona! While a helper set brings 18N into Rose Yard on the signaled siding and 11K begins its assault over the Allegheny Mountains, eastbound intermodal train 20K ... (more)

Returning from assisting a westbound train a helper set crosses through CP-Works onto 1 Relay in Rose Yard.

A couple of GP33ECO rebuilds await repair outside of the Juniata Shops. Both units were rebuilt by Juniata with grant funds from the State of Illinois. These units are assigned to the Chicago Area... (more)

Running with a single unit, 21G blasts through CP-Works as it pulls into town. A spring snow storm has just brought a couple inches of fresh snow and fierce winds to the Allegheny Mountains.

Talen Energy's York Haven power plant has been stock piling coal again, requiring the reactivation of one of the PPL coal train sets. While not required for York Haven, the train has been assigned... (more)

Restored! The talented shop forces of the Everett Railroad have restored a former PRR Class X31A boxcar to its 1940s appearance.

Amtrak's eastbound Pennsylvanian makes little time climbing the west slope of the Allegheny Mountains. The train is passing over one of the many stone arch bridges that dot the former Pennsylvania... (more)

Old code line poles still stand along the Buffalo Line in Lock Haven, PA. Bound for Baltimore, MD, NS train 632 enters the sleepy town of Lock Haven behind two GEs.

Chicago bound trailer train 21J enters the rock cut west of Bennington Curve. In the PRR days, this rock cut was home to 'SF' and later 'BF' Interlocking, which included a half set of crossovers f... (more)

Westbound 11V holds 2 Yard within CP-Works. Currently 11V works Rose Yard, typically setting off and picking up automobile traffic for Ohio and the Midwest.

Built in 1992 by General Electric, this C40-8 is a shadow of its former self. Retired and sold to Cresson Steel in 2016, 8758 has been parted out and awaits it fate.

Built in 1992 by General Electric, this C40-8 is a shadow of its former self. Retired and sold to Cresson Steel in 2016, 8758 has been parted out and awaits it fate.