A mid-day passenger train (the westbound Juniata most likely), climbs Horseshoe Curve with some help. From another angle, see the eastbound Juniata, Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: GE U25C
Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 6511
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1966

SD35 on a helper set shoving a westbound train up the hill.

The Juniata was one of the few passenger trains that could reliably be seen on Horseshoe Curve during daylight hours. To see the westbound Juniata, Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5716
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1966

A four unit headend helper assists two B36-7s on a trailer train around Horseshoe Curve. The fall colors were spectacular.

Allegheny Railroad's ex-Reading 2102, with ex-PC SD35 6021 assisting, powers twenty car excursion train westbound into Horseshoe Curve.