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.
The sun has all but disapeared behind the trees as 22W reaches the top of the mountain.
An eastbound intermodal takes over an eastbound manifest just north of Cresson. When NS runs them, they run them. This was 1 of 5 trains we saw in a 30 minute time period along the NS Pittsburgh ... (more)
With the derail restored and locked the C91 finally gets out at YD and heads west to Conemaugh with the 5 80MAC's and 11 mty salt cars while the 578 power is still stuck on 1 west at the engine ho... (more)
Awaiting her next assignment...........
Some internal problems have rewarded 3806 a trip back to Juniata to find out what is wrong. It is set out at Cresson awaiting pick up.
As 13G rolls by on track 1, NS 590 begins it's slow decent down in to Altoona, PA on a picture perfect winter morning.
A clean SD45-2 leads a helper set into the Cresson Engine Terminal for servicing.
My last train of the trip.
