A colorful scene at East Altoona reveals no steam locomotives in sight, only a smoke plume on the other side of the roundhouse indicates any active steam at this point. We do see a solitary uniden... (more)
Here's a rare catch of a FM-led train over the Allegheny crest emerging at Gallitzin on a work train. The hogger looks back inspecting his train.
By the time of this photo 5759 has served nearly a decade. In her passenger dress, she's serving in freight duty by summer '57/
Action at Mifflin Tower
In the summer of ‘57 the five-band scheme was being phased out.
A summer evening at East Altoona, as seen from the old walkway spanning the yard, yields this action as a passenger train slows for the station stop ahead at Altoona.
The morning haze over the Juniata valley hasn't evaporated but the steam powered locomotion, mostly so, in this August '57 scene. Here a set of power has a few Truc Train loads behind it framed wi... (more)
With less than a year in service, #7076 gets a roll-by from the ground at AR Tower after cresting the grade. The likely Operator's '56 Chevy has about the same service length.
Light power drifts downgrade past an observer after shoving a westbound up the mountain. The curve is 100% steam-free this day.
Joe E79 eases out of Tunnel 16 nearing Missoula.
The property at Superior was still a tidy place in the autumn of 1967 on the onetime route of the Olympian Hiawatha.
Running extra #287 twists through the curves defined by the Clark Fork River valley on the approach to Alberton.
Running extra #287 passes Joe E79 at the Alberton yard office with a hot train.
Emerging from one of the many tunnels that defined the Pacific Extention, a Joe has tonnage moving west along US12 and the Clark Fork River nearing Alberton on this dreary September 1967 day.
The eastbound Mainstreeter is crossing Clark Fork Bridge at Bonner on this September 1967 portrait of the usual matched set of F9's doing the honors.