The first of its class is cresting the grade out of Altoona at Cresson, PA. Note the NYC F-unit and the Geep B unit.

With head end helpers added before leaving Altoona 37A heads west passing its eastbound counterpart 36A heading east on track 1.

A four pack of SD40-E lean hard against Pennsylvania Power & Light coal train 614 as it slowly pulls east on track 1. Soon thier role will switch from pushing to helping brake it as it descends "T... (more)

Amtrak 43, The Pennsylvanian, rolls past PP&L coal train 614 which is slowly rolling east on track 1.

An R.J. Corman SD40T-2 rests for a short while after hauling a loaded coal train to Cresson. This locomotive began it's life painted in the colors of D&RGW and hauling tonnage over Tennessee Pass ... (more)

With the usual winter snow fall, note how tracks 0 and 2 are completely covered and hint of their uselessness this day in age. Years ago, eastbound trains would stop at AR on tracks 0, 1 and 2 to ... (more)

No less than ten SD80MACs were serviced the night before and now relax in the seemingly endless light snowfall...

Saturday nights are busy at the engine facility. The workers move helper sets out of the way in order to be able to facilitate ten SD80MACs coming in shortly. The headlight of 6306 beams through t... (more)

Yet another pair of SD40-E's streak by the signals at MO in this pan shot...

The snow has stopped for a short while and the night has a tranquil silence about it. A pair of SD40-E's relax for a little longer before they head back onto the slope...

NS workers remove snow from the switches and derails in the vicinity of the Cresson Engine House as a westbound empty coke train passes with two helpers assisting the solo ES40DC...

The E's rule the mountain now - we only saw one set of SD40-2 helpers. Here's one of the Juniata rebuild units heading east in front of the Station Inn.

NS SD40E' s on pusher duty

NS JB hunt containers are seen moving through the "broadway" of five tracks just north of Cresson Proper.

Empty coal train seen gliding down grade