Grinding up Grade. Moving at a blistering 10mph, 21J works its way up hill into Horseshoe Curve.

Derailed cars dot the right of way around Horseshoe Curve after two derailments in the past 4 weeks.

The Norfolk Southern office car special train heads east around horseshoe curve

Norfolk Southern's OCS deadheads west out of Altoona while passing the reminates of Friday's latest derailment on Horseshoe Curve.

I thought I would try something a little different, a night time view of the NS Juniata Shop sign on display. Photo taken from public sidewalk.

NS Heritage unit Illinois Terminal 1072, and NS 5631 sit inside the Juniata Shops in Altoona.

Ponies and Patriotism

The NS Office Car Special descends the Horseshoe Curve just after 10 am on a damp summer morning.

NS 4081, rebuilt Dash 9-40C 8804, leads an Eastbound loaded coal train as it crawls through downtown Altoona, PA. The train is about to pass under the pedestrian walkway at the Altoona Amtrak Stat... (more)

Primed and Ready

While there hasn't a huge amount of progress on the engine or boiler (background) at this time, attention is being had to a large piece of the puzzle.

PRR... (more)

Isn't This Putting the Cart Before the Horse?

Some might say so. But while the museum organizes the remaining heavy work to the engine proper, the long-overdue finishing touches on P... (more)

Remember Kids, Don't Put Empties at the Front!

At 8:40 PM on the evening of July 5, 2019, westbound manifest 34A derailed the first 11 cars as it entered the main arc of Horseshoe Cu... (more)

Oops...

At 8:40 PM on the evening of July 5, 2019, westbound manifest 34A derailed the first 11 cars as it entered the main arc of Horseshoe Curve. The three locomotives remained on ... (more)

Clean Up, Track 3...

At 8:40 PM on the evening of July 5, 2019, westbound manifest 34A derailed the first 11 cars as it entered the main arc of Horseshoe Curve. The three locomotives... (more)

NS 9147 passes the tower at Alto on beautiful Saturday morning.

Early morning downtown Altoona for the intermodal parade!