After being dropped by westbound train 19G, and waiting for eastbound intermodal train 24M to clear, the head end helpers finally get to back on to the headend of the Reading bound train.
Long shadows from the rivets and glint on the engines means only one thing, the day is coming to a close as an eastbound hustles towards Altoona.
Helpers push a long eastbound stacktrain up track one.
Late day sun pokes out between trees to illuminate a westbound intermodal charging through Cresson.
It's just after Midnight and the new day brings us double heading action at MO under a crystal clear starlit sky. 24M's East on Two track and M2G knocks down the signal on One track with the Littl... (more)
A total of 6 SD40-2s at full throttle shove Y90 and 20Q up the West Slope towards the summit at Galitzin.
Westbound 227 rolls under the PRR signals at MP 252.
Three Macs being serviced in helper yard in late afternoon. The leader is still Conrail colors!
Conrail SD80 Macs waiting to be serviced.
NS Helper Engine 3340 sits at the Cresson Engine House soaking up the last rays of sun waiting for a trade of helper power from Altoona.
Memories of the Pennsy on the old Middle Division
NS 9917 leads 21J under the PRR signal bridge at the Route 53 overpass on a beautiful afternoon.
