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NS mixed freight train 12G heads East into Altoona at "the Brickyard" with the Jersey Central heritage unit leading at Cresson, 5-14-18.
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NS mixed freight train 12G heads East into Altoona at "the Brickyard" with the Jersey Central heritage unit leading at Cresson, 5-14-18.

  • Norfolk Southern intermodal train 21Q (Harrisburg, PA to Chicago, IL) led by recently rebuilt SD70ACu #7305 heads West up the steep grade through 2,375 foot long Horseshoe Curve with a set of helpers on both the front and rear of the train. This engineering marvel was completed in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad to lessen the grade to the summit of the Allegheny Mountains. The curve is such a vital piece of infrastructure that it was on a list of targets that German spies that had infiltrated the United States planned to sabotage before they were caught. Today it is considered a national historic site but is still part of one of the busiest rail lines on the East Coast, 5-15-18.
  • A helper set heads East through Cresson passing a Westbound train at dusk, 5-14-18.
  • NS train 12G heads East at Tipton after a quick crew change in Altoona with the Central of New Jersey heritage unit leading. The days are numbered for the PRR signals as the implementation of PTC is inevitable, 5-14-18.
  • NS mixed freight train 12G heads East into Altoona at "the Brickyard" with the Jersey Central heritage unit leading at Cresson, 5-14-18.
  • NS mixed freight train 12G heads East through the Horseshoe Curve with the Jersey Central heritage unit leading at Cresson, 5-14-18.
  • NS mixed freight train 12G heads East up the West Slope of the Allegany Mountains with the Jersey Central heritage unit leading at Cresson, 5-14-18.
  • NS mixed freight train 12G heads East up the West Slope of the Allegany Mountains with the Jersey Central heritage unit leading at Cresson, 5-14-18.
  • NS mixed freight train 12G heads East up the West Slope of the Allegany Mountains with the Jersey Central heritage unit leading at Cresson, 5-14-18.
  • NS mixed freight train 12G heads East up the West Slope of the Allegany Mountains with the Jersey Central heritage unit leading at Lilly, 5-14-18.
  • A four pack of helpers shove a loaded coal train up the West Slope at Lilly, 5-14-18.
  • NS intermodal train 20T heads East at Lilly, 5-14-18.
  • NS ethanol train 64T heads East at Lilly, 5-14-18.
  • An RJ Corman Railroad Company grain train approaches the NS interchange at Cresson, passing Cresson Steel, 5-14-18.
  • An RJ Corman Railroad Company grain train approaches the NS interchange at Cresson, passing Cresson Steel, 5-14-18.
  • NS train 6K4 heads East through the fog at the former Pennsylvania Railroad signal bridge at Lilly. The days of these signals are numbered with the impending implementation of PTC, 5-13-18.
  • NS Train 23M gets shoved West through Cassandra Cut going down the West Slope toward Johnstown, 5-13-18.
  • NS Train 23M races the Amtrak "Pennsylvanian" down the West Slope at Cassandra, 5-13-18.
  • NS Train 23M races the Amtrak "Pennsylvanian" down the West Slope at Cassandra, 5-13-18.
  • A helper set heads East through Cassandra Cut, 5-18-18.
  • A Westbound auto rack train glides down the West Slope in Summerhill under the PRR signal bridge, 5-13-18.
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