A fresh helper set gets a bath from a deluge at the Cresson Engine house. Three rounds of storms hit the town with very heavy rain, lots of lightning and while taking this picture, dime size hail.

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

With head end helpers attached 37A pulls west out of the yard while 20T heads east on the main.

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)

A four pack of SD40E have had their work cut out for them assisting PP&L coal train 614 east. They've helped it fight gravity to get over the top of the grade at AR, now they're helping it brake a... (more)

With head end helpers ahead and a pair on the rear 10G has no trouble making the top of the grade at AR as it's about to descend "The Slide"

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...

A pair of SD40-E's hurry up the slope on track 1, emitting an impressive amount of powder...

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 fog from the valley and mountains below and in the air above, diffuse the already warm early AM sun as it rises above the hills. Newer SD40E's provide additional braking to an Eastbound manif... (more)

A four pack of helper locomotives roll to a hault at CP "C" in Johnstown. Here, the two pairs of locomotives will be split up. The two SD40E's will continue west towards Pittsburgh, and the two SD... (more)

A pair of SD40E's assist in pushing NS 20Q up the West Slope. They are seen here, near CP "SO" in South Fork, PA. At right is a string of coal cars, that will go out later the next day as the NS 6... (more)