Cresson, PA 2/23/2013 - Beheaded: Norfolk Southern SD-40 3200 has lost all but its cab as the scrappers turn this 1972-built EMD into piles of unrecognizable steel. Originally a Southern Railway S... (more)
Cresson, PA 2/23/2013 - Awaiting its next assignment as a helper on the former Pennsylvania Railroad's "West Slope", SD-40E 6325 is in the small engine house at Cresson. About a dozen locomotives ... (more)
NS 6740 leads NS 11a Westbound in the blue light time of the morning
At one time the SD80MAC was NS's only form of AC traction power. Acquired second hand from Conrail in 1999, NS would not see "new" AC power until 2008. Since then NS has over 100 ES44ACs and 75 SD... (more)
NS 6930, a recently rebuilt SD60, leads 36A as it struggles up the west slope of the mountain. The train is passing the Station Inn in Cresson. Canon EOS 60D
On a snowy Sunday 6 SD80MACs await their next assignment at the Cresson Engine House after being serviced the night prior. Canon EOS 60D
One of 4 active SD50s (three in CR paint) leads 67Z west on the Pittsburgh Line. The train is passing through CP-MO in Cresson, PA. Canon EOS 60D
Conrail 6285 with a special United Way banner leads a pair of consecutively numbered SD40-2's helpers returning light back into Cresson
Amtrak's Pennsylvanian scoots through Cresson, passing an old PRR flyover bridge which would later be removed to accommodate double stack trains.
A helper set slows to a stop while a manifest struggles upgrade in the distance. The crew of the helper stepped out wanted their pictures taken as one of them was retiring at the end of the shift... (more)
A brandy new SD70ACe spends some quality time with veteran SD80MACs at the Cresson Helper Facility in a near whiteout snow storm.
An RJ Corman local crew switches cars just outside of Cresson with two SD40-2s in near white out conditions as a matching Corman F-350 pulls up along side the train.