Eastbound passing the old Hunt Block Station on an autumn morning. Lead unit is an SD40E, an SD50 down-rated to 3000hp with electrical improvements. The unit is equipped with Helperlink to expedit... (more)
Big Viaduct, version two that is, supports the NS Pittsburgh Line and 63V heading west between South Fork and Mineral Point PA. The original Big Viaduct was destroyed when the South Fork Dam had ... (more)
A four-pack of helpers shove this manifest train up the West Slope of the Allegheny Mountains.
Helper Set N93 moves east through CP WING towards the rear of NS 10N to attach for the trip to Altoona, pa
A quad of NS SD40Es push the loaded coal train 534 up the grade towards Altoona.
Heading Back West After Helping Train 14GNorfolk Southern’s crossing of the Allegheny Mountains west of Altoona requires a lot of helper sets. And on this line, those helpers are... (more)
A pair of helpers push a Norfolk Southern intermodal train through Tipton, PA on this beautiful June morning. I couldn't help but enjoy the uncommon view of standard cabs with a modern day interm... (more)
As the sun starts to set on Norfolk Southerns West Slope on the Pittsburgh Line, 538 grinds its way uphill under the 257 signals with a set of helpers ahead and a 4 pack on the rear.
Helpers assist with dynamic braking for this Freeport/BPRR-Baltimore, MD hopper train as it enters Altoona on a cold fall afternoon.
2 NS helper sets head down the West Slope and under the overlook at Cassandra.
A pair of SD40E's help a heavy freight down the Mountain and around Horseshoe Curve.
NS 6308 leads a westbound autorack train down the West Slope at Portage, Pennsylvania.
A helper set slows to a stop while a manifest struggles upgrade in the distance. The crew of the helper stepped out wanted their pictures taken as one of them was retiring at the end of the shift... (more)
A pair of helpers in Notch 8 push a heavy 64N crude oil train up the mountain!
