NS 6311 eastbound helper on 64K, mp258 Portage, Pennsylvania. June 6, 2014. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

C04 shoves on the rear of 20T as they pass the position light signal bridge at Summerhill.

Lite power heads west towards Johnstown to meet up with a 20T eastbound to shove them up the mountain.

On March 27, 2021, three standard cab EMDs cross Rockville Bridge with an eastbound local train out of Norfolk Southern’s Enola Yard. The two SD40Es rebuilt from SD50s and an SD40-2 was nice to ... (more)

Switching Ends. Norfolk Southern 6311 and 6332 (SD40E) lead train H53 as it make the trip to Enola, PA over the Susquehanna River on the Rockville Bridge on November 18, 2020. With the intr... (more)

A Norfolk Southern local is seen coming into Enola Yard after crossing the Susquehanna River on the Rockville Bridge.

A Storm's-a-comin'With storm clouds brewing above the Horseshoe Curve, the tail ends of a westbound intermodal and eastbound manifest rest are caught at opposite sides of the valley.

What better place to see true mountain railroading than the legendary West Slope? NS 6311 is the rearmost helper on eastbound freight NS 14G. This pair of SD40Es are giving it all they have to kee... (more)

The helpers on westbound 25Z enter the cut at Ardara, Pa.

A pusher set rolls downgrade through Summerhill, passing under the PRR signal bridge.

Assigned to the Altoona helper pool, NS SD40E #6311 was built originally as NS SD50 #6516. It recently acquired a small graphic addition to the long hood, sporting an "N Scale Enthusiast"... (more)

Assigned to the Altoona helper pool, NS SD40E #6311 was built originally as NS SD50 #6516. It recently acquired a small graphic addition to the long hood, sporting an "N Scale Enthusiast" logo for... (more)

An NS helper set splits the PRR style signals in Portage Pennsylvania.

Norfolk Southern SD40E helper, 6317, brings up the rear of this loaded Coal Train as it rolls down grade at the Horseshoe Curve.