The late afternoon sun illuminates the SD40E helpers on the rear of NS 538 at Summerhill as it slowly makes its way up the West Slope towards Altoona. The view is from the Route 219 bridge high ab... (more)
A pair of SD40E helpers on the rear of NS 25Z rolls westbound into the cut at Ardara, PA. The helpers will be removed from the rear a few miles ahead at Pitcairn and wait to shove the next eastbou... (more)
A pair of SD40E helper units based out of Cresson push a heavy grain train up the grade from Johnstown to Altoona and are seen passing through Cassandra. This is a common occurrence on this line f... (more)