Illinois Terminal 1072 leads a loaded herzog ballast train up track three and around Horseshoe Curve, destined for maintenance of way work in Michigan. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more informat... (more)

The Daylight just begins to break....... The Surreal Erie feeling from the deep cloudy skies.......Fog.....Hiding some of the mountains.....A river crested high do to all the recent flooding and t... (more)

EJ salutes the flag before waving to the crew on westbound intermodal train 23M as it exits the tunnel at Gallitzen on Track 3. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information, visit more)

The 10:30am Employee Appreciation Special glides downgrade and around Horseshoe Curve, headed back to Altoona with the Pennsylvania heritage unit leading the way. Photo by Casey Thomason. For mor... (more)

The Central of Georgia heritage unit, along with SD70ACe 1037 and the Nickel Plate Road heritage unit, works downgrade and around track one on the world famous Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, PA, w... (more)

37Q with the NS 6920 nose to nose with the NS 1067. 6920 made her debut in Altoona PA yesterday in dedication to our nation's Veterans. 6920 will lead 37Q down the Lurgan branch today , so get the... (more)

"Lady Liberty" leads a coal train around track 2 at Horseshoe Curve, loaded at Bailey Mine, and bound for Baltimore. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information, visit more)

As the office car train rolls east, the Wabash heritage unit leads train 590 across the OC Bridge in Pittsburgh. For more information, visit more)

NKP 8100 leads train 651 west around Horseshoe Curve on track 3 as train 650 eases downhill on track 1. Casey Thomason photo, copyright Norfolk Southern Corporation. For more information, visit ... (more)

A pair of 80MAC's lead 99 empty hoppers south through the fall foliage at Rockingham. The train is bound for PBS Coals' Shade Creek Mine in Central City to load. Once loaded and back to South Fork... (more)

Loaded coal heads through the trench, commonly called this time of year the "Yellow Brick Road", and it's obvious why. The blue leader just stands out with the great fall color minutes away from ... (more)

An ultra wide perspective of Horseshoe Curve shows westbound empties rounding the bend under the power of a trio of SD60I's.

Helper set eastbound on the slide

Triple Crown & Snow Extra! .. actually Its the first revenue train westbound near Irwin @ MP 330.5 With 22+ inches of heavy wet snow for the westbound RoadRailer to plow...unfortunately... (more)

It's a perfectly gorgeous day high above the NS Horseshoe Curve as an eastbound manifest eases down the mountain towards Altoona. The Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark lies in the center... (more)