Following a Cleveland railfanning extravaganza with my friend and his dad, we headed home via Horseshoe Curve and then a stop at Altoona (shops and yards). The yards were filled with dead power, m... (more)

On April 17, 1979, my friend Paul Wester and his dad Pete Wester took me on a roadtrip to Horseshoe Curve. Back in those days, climbing over and around the hills there was far more acceptable. Her... (more)

Switching at East Altoona.

The Penn Central Era. On June 5, 2018, Norfolk Southern Corp Train 38Q (Conway, PA to Hagerstown, MD) was passing through Altoona, Pennsylvania with NS 1073 (SD70ACe, EMD, 5/2012, Penn Cent... (more)

The howl of dynamic brakes echo through the crisp air as an oil train makes its way down grade into Horseshoe curve. The morning sun begins to ignite the fall colors and cook off the fog over the ... (more)

A busy morning at horseshoe curve as the sun has just risen high enough to ignite the spectacular fall colors that were still hanging on this fall. In fortunate timing the head end of a manifest ... (more)

Having been moved around a few times over the past few years, the PRR 4913 sits on one of the Turn Table tracks at the Railroader's Memorial Museum in Altoona, PA. I can only hope that one day so... (more)

The Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit receives some attention at the Altoona shops.

Meet me at the curve. Occasionally luck is on my side, although not often. However, looks like my early morning efforts were rewarded today as the head end of a mixed manifest slogs up the grade ... (more)

Helpers at Horseshoe. A pair of SD40Es make their way West around the World Famous Horseshoe Curve on a foggy morning.

Remarks: On a cool fall morning, Norfolk Southern train 592 (Shire Oaks, PA-Baltimore, MD loaded coal) rounds through Horseshoe Curve Eastbound on the NS Pittsburgh Line.

On a beautiful fall morning, Norfolk Southern train 11K (Allentown, PA-Conway, PA manifest) slowly bends around the trackside observation park at the world-famous Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pen... (more)

Remarks: On a beautiful fall morning, Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian rounds the famous horseshoe curve eastbound on the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line. Completed in 1854, it has become a national hist... (more)

A westbound double-stack outfit with an SD50 and SD60 for leaders is climbing the grade at the 2454/2455 signals on the shelf of the mountain near Allegrippus and only a few miles from the summit ... (more)

HAMMERHEAD! A one-off and very unique rebuild was NS 2423, a MP15E conversion. This unit featured a 2100 horsepower turbo charged 12-645E3C, R10 alternator, and was rated at Tier 2+ emissions.... (more)