NS 6948 leads an eastbound manifest through Altoona.

A westbound helper set rounds Horseshoe Curve.

A new ET44AC & an ES44AC, NS 3624 & 8006, lead a westbound empty coal train around Horseshoe Curve.

Dash 9's seemed to be the predominant power on my visit to Altoona and one is seen here passing ALTO tower with an eastbound manifest.

Two SD60I's lead a westbound empty coal train around Horseshoe Curve.

After assisting Y92 up the west slope, NS SD40E 6319 and three other 40E's glide down the east slope and passing through Horseshoe Curve.

NS 591 roars under CP MGs WB signalbridge with an SD60E and SD60I in charge.

Faded, and with yellow safety paint added to the handrails and journal box covers, this Reading SW1 looks otherwise the same as when it rolled out of LaGrange in 1941. It survived as one of the ol... (more)

Two former Conrail EMD's battle the grade of the east slope as they lead empty coal drag 593 around Horseshoe Curve.

Empty coal train 593 charges up grade through Horseshoe curve park with a SD60I & a SD80MAC for power.

A pair of SD80MACs, NS 7204 & 7208, lead westbound empties around Horseshoe Curve.

A couple of former UP SD90MAC's wait at the Juniata Shops to be converted into NS SD70ACU's while the shells from some other NS locomotives are stored on a flat car on an adjacent track.

The helper's on the rear of 38Q wind downhill and around Pennsylvania Railroad's famous Horseshoe Curve just west of Altoona, PA

One of only 8 SW1001s left on Norfolk Southern's locomotive roster moves an SD60E onto the turntable at the backside of NS's Juniata Shops in Altoona. There were 9 SW1001s left on the NS until... (more)