First of it's kind, SD40E 6300 holds back a heavy eastbound down the mountain.
A vacant AR tower "watches" it's interlocking being fouled by a 20W that is bent over the slide heading downhill in a steady snowfall.
20R's helpers hold back the train going down the slide.
227 pops out the Gallitzin Tunnels into a heavy snow storm.
A pair of SD40E's assist 12G descend "The Slide" into the New Portage Tunnel.
Shortly after sunrise a westbound mixed freight climbs up hill towards the summit of the Allegheny Mountains in the middle of the tunnel just below me.
Two Big Mac's pull a loaded coal train eastbound up hill towards Altoona.
The sun peaks out for just a moment as two SD40E's provide dynamic braking down the west slope after cresting the summit in the middle of the tunnel.
One of the few remaining two-track Pennsy signal bridges is illuminated by an approaching eastbound roadrailer.
An eastbound freight rumbles past still open AR Tower at Gallitzen.
Eastbound 36A emerges from the New Portage Tunnel.
A helper set leading westbound NS train 21E through Gallitzin, PA.
In the middle of a heavy downpour a TOFC train pulled by a three unit consist with NS 9740 and 9475 behind the lead pauses at the mouth of Gallitzin Tunnel.
A westbound trailer train slowly rolls by Benny Curve rolling up to a maintainers stop boards awaiting permission by.