NS 3343 shoves a coal train over the hill at Cassandra, Pa 6/27/2009
A four pack of helpers hold back Y90 on track one while 20Q heads east on track two.
A total of 6 SD40-2s at full throttle shove Y90 and 20Q up the West Slope towards the summit at Galitzin.
NS Helper Engine 3343 helps hold back an eastbound stack train down the hill.
NS 3343 pushing on the rear of NS 20Q as it goes west over the Allegheny Mountains.
The helpers on the trail of an NS Eastbound Manifest, well, should I say, help it down the east slope. The engineer of the patched unit blows the horn, which sounds like a dying elephant.
A pair of SD40-2s shove hard on the rear of a loaded coal drag as it is about to pass under the Wilmore farmer's bridge.
A helper set heads west with clear signals shown for tracks 2 and 3 on the signal bridge at MP 238.3. The sign in the foreground shows track numbers and the dragging equipment detector can be see... (more)
14G heads east with helpers attached from the journey over the mountain while a set helpers are started up for service on Memorial Day
Head end helpers lead an eastbound coal drag at Summerhill, PA on the Pittsburgh Line. http://rparent.fotopic.net
pushing stack train westbound in downtown Altoona.
A helper ahead leads a gaggle of NS power on today's 36A.
