NS 7272 sits in the line awaiting time in the shops. This unit and 2 more were actually rebuilt into SD70ACUs at the Progress Shops in Muncie IN.

The cabs of NS C40-9's have met their end as the fleet is rebuilt into AC44C6M's, which feature new widecabs. Two such cabs await their fate at a scrapyard just outside Altoona.

NS 3223 sits in a line awaiting a new Admiral Cab to be installed. Note the Wabash F Unit.

The first two SD70ACC rebuilds, painted in yellow and gray, await pickup from Rose Yard in Altoona, along with a freshly rebuilt AC44C6M.

Locomotives:
NS 4097 AC44C6M
NS 1801 SD70ACC... (more)

NS 24M lights up and passes MG Tower on it's way down the East Slope of the Allegheny Mountains.

NS 38Q Add on Power in the Form of Sparkling 7307 waits at CP Works to back into the yard on it's first trip after rebuild.

NS 578 starts up the East Slope at CP Altoona. Big Nose Forward. Power being taken to South Fork.

GMTX 2344. Former NS 5172 sits on Chestnut Ave. Awaiting a New Cab to be installed.

NS 66X with Fresh 4079 leading, passes Alto Tower as it heads down to Rose for a fresh crew.

Passengers aboard the Pennsylvanian pass though the apex of Horseshoe Curve.

SNAKE OIL An eastbound loaded oil train glides carefully down Horseshoe Curve in perfect light. It was a battle between Sun and clouds on my visit. In the end, the Sun won and this photo was the ... (more)

An eastbound auto rack train grinds down the mountain towards Altoona around the world famous horseshoe curve.

The latest in Norfolk Southern’s DC to AC conversion program is SD70ACC 1800, seen here fresh out of the Juniata Paint Shop in Altoona, PA. Original built in 9/1994 as EMD SD70 #2537, 1800 was r... (more)

The latest in Norfolk Southern’s DC to AC conversion program is SD70ACC 1800, seen here fresh out of the Juniata Paint Shop in Altoona, PA. Original built in 9/1994 as EMD SD70 #2537, 1800 was r... (more)

SD90MAC #7332 is in the process of being converted into what I believe will be an SD70ACU while a shiny GP38-2 sits behind her.