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Six former Conrail SD80MACs (three on each end) power loaded coal train C47 out of Portage through Cassandra Cut, 4-5-19.
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Six former Conrail SD80MACs (three on each end) power loaded coal train C47 out of Portage through Cassandra Cut, 4-5-19.

  • Westbound at Horseshoe Curve, 4-6-19.
  • Westbound at Horseshoe Curve, 4-6-19.
  • A pair of Norfolk Southern wide cabs sling an empty coal drag up around the world-famous Horseshoe Curve, just West of Altoona, PA on a very foggy Saturday morning., 4-6-19.
  • Eastbound at Lilly, 4-6-19.
  • After protecting the West Slope at Lilly for almost a century, the signals at milepost 254.7 are on the short list to be replaced in favor of PTC cab signals. On a dreary morning, an Eastbound manifest slugs up the grade, 4-6-19.
  • Summerhill Color Position Lights at Night, 4-5-19.
  • Summerhill Color Position Lights at Night, 4-5-19.
  • Eastbound manifest freight at Summerhill, 4-5-19.
  • Six former Conrail SD80MACs (three on each end) power loaded coal train C47 under the automatic Pennsy signals at Summerhill, 4-5-19.
  • Six former Conrail SD80MACs (three on each end) power loaded coal train C47 under the automatic Pennsy signals at Summerhill, 4-5-19.
  • Six former Conrail SD80MACs (three on each end) power loaded coal train C47 out of Portage through Cassandra Cut, 4-5-19.
  • A Norfolk Southern Eastbound intermodal train charges up the West Slope through Cassandra Cut, 4-5-19.
  • Westbound manifest 35A at Cassandra, 4-5-19.
  • Manifest train 16N heads East under the Conrail era bridge at Antis. This bridge along with the Pennsylvania Railroad CPLs that are mounted on it will be taken down within the next week or two. Their replacement will be modern PTC cab signals, 4-5-19.
  • Westbound empty coal train 591 at Tipton, 4-5-19.
  • After losing power on the lead engine East of Huntington, intermodal train 25V limps under the signal bridge at Tipton. A set of helpers was tied onto the back of the train to get to Altoona. At that point, an additional locomotive was also added to the front. The historical Pennsy signals are rumored to be replaced before the week is over as workers continue west with the signal replacement, 4-5-19.
  • Westbound train 25V had to stop just East of Tipton to add helpers after losing power on one of their locomotives. The backup caused Eastbound trains to be routed on track 3, which is usually for Westbound so the helpers could get to the stalled train, 4-5-19.
  • A helper set heads East through Tipton, under the automatic signals that will soon be removed in favor of a modern setup. The set is headed to meet a struggling 25V that lost power on one of its units East of Huntingdon. The helpers will intercept the 25V just East of this photo location, 4-5-19.
  • NS local C42 heads East under the automatic signals at Barree. The signals are next on the list to be replaced as MOW crews work west, replacing the Pennsy era signals with positive train control cab signals, 4-5-19.
  • NS empty coal train 591 pauses at Barree waiting for a clear signal, 4-5-19.
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