Perched high on the mountainside west of Horseshoe Curve, a pair of SD40E helpers shove westbound NS manifest 17G upgrade. Eastbound intermodal 16N passes as it descends toward Altoona, Pennsylvan... (more)
Westbound empty hoppers have just left Altoona, Pennsylvania for the coal fields of western Pennsylvania. A Conrail GP40-2/SD40-2 combo is working hard to get to Cresson.
Looking like it’s fresh from the shop, Conrail SD45-2 6666 is paired with an SD40-2 as a helper set drifting to Altoona from Cresson, Pennsylvania. The big EMD soldiers on today as NS 1705.