Westbound manifest 11K struggles out of Altoona. Bound for Conway, 11K carries traffic from North Jersey, Allentown, and the Reading & Northern for points west. This train was 59 loads, 122 emptie... (more)

Final ride... The cab and electrical cabinet from NS 9413 catches a final ride to a local scrap yard. The rest of the locomotive remains at NS's Juanita Locomotive shop undergoing a full rebuild.... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Pennsylvanian makes their station stop in Altoona with Amtrak 130 the Phase II Heritage locomotive in charge.

Amtrak's eastbound Pennsylvanian gets to stretch its legs a bit as it leaves the Altoona area and out of the congestion around town. A westbound slows for a stop signal before getting permission u... (more)

East Penn Railroad's Quakertown turn leaves town with 3 empty tank cars enroute to their interchange in Telford. The train is climbing the grade south of Quakertown known locally as 'Rockhill'. Th... (more)

Southern style on the Reading... Running east on track 2, Allentown based local HA13 works industries between CP-Alburtis and CP-Burn, including the interchanges with RJ Corman (Allentown) and t... (more)

Two switchers running glass out, bring the Hollidaysburg job into Rose Yard in Altoona. By this time the Sam-Rea car shops had been closed for a few years and Norfolk Southern was beginning to cle... (more)

The Everett Railroad kicked off their 2022 excursion season with a Hollidaysburg to Martinsburg and return. Once in Martinsburg the crew spins the engine on the wye before returning to Hollidaysbu... (more)

Never a dual moment in Cresson PA! A pair of Norfolk Southern trains meet while passing the Station Inn, a historic and popular railfan destination for those visiting the area.

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)