Q217 climbs up Sandpatch grade at Foley, PA.

The Capitol Limited negotiates the S-curve located at Fairhope, PA on its descent toward Cumberland on Sandpatch.

A trio of SD80MAC's on the C48 local prepare to perform some work at Cresson.

The Pennsylvanian makes its way around the famous Horseshoe Curve.

Q139 exits the Sandpatch Tunnel with a long cut of MT baretables.

Helpers on the rear of this westbound pass through Gallitzin on this beautiful spring morning.

Three GE's tackle the famous Horseshoe Curve on a beautiful spring morning.

A westbound slab train makes its way around Horseshoe Curve with a BN SD60M traling.

CSX 806 and 805 bring coal train V634 down Sandpatch grade at Foley Overlook.

An amtrak light engine move with 4 Amtrak switchers traverses the S-curve between the two rock cuts at the Twin Ledges.

A colorful lashup on Q381 approaches Cobblestone Rd in Guilderland. The train is westbound on the Selkirk Branch heading back to the BNSF in Chicago. More photos can be found at http://rparent.fot... (more)

One of Norfolk Southern's newest units leads a GRS freight from East Deerfield, MA to Mohawk, NY. Seen waiting in North Adams, MA for a eastbound train. Notice the mountain in the background which... (more)

An outlawed Q421 sits crewless by the new Amtrak station in Pittsfield, MA.

Q436 passes through the tight S-curve in Middlefield with a pair of SD70MAC's and a GP40-2 for power.

Q426 hard on the dynamics as they continue downgrade past one of many broken draw bars along this stretch due to the heavy grade.