Pennsylvania Gallery

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The images in the Pennsylvania Gallery contains pictures taken on three trips to Pennsylvania. The first year (2007) I did a little on the West Slope, some shots in Altoona, and some in Scranton. In 2008, I got more coverage into the west of Horseshoe Curve, but I did manage to get a couple more locations in Altoona and stopped by Mifflin. In 2009, I concentrated more between Altoona and east to Tyrone, with a couple of shots in Portage.

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May 2008, Lilly, PA we catch an ex Conrail standard cab SD60 or SD50 on the point.

Cassandra, May 2008 another east bound stack train.

A helper set is pushing a ballast train under the Cassandra Overlook Bridge in 2007.

Also from 2007. Another east bound stack is coming at me while I stand on the Cassandra Overlook Bridge.

Cassandra, May 2008. Another east bound stack heads past us. The track did not used to be so straight. There were once 5 curves between Cassandra and Portage.

NS WB at Portage PA 5-11-09. This train is a Pocohantas Division Reroute. Train 185. At the former NY Interlocking. The track to the right is Ben's Creek Secondary which goes to Cooney's Coal Tipple. The tipple has coal trucked in, it is no longer a mine.

Helpers assist an NS reroute from the Pocohantas Division (Heartland Corridor Upgrade). This is NS train 185 that instead of heading west to Bluefield VA from Roanoke, it came up the Shenandoah line to Harrisburg and then on the ex PRR mainline across the West Slope. After running flat through Wilmore, the grade starts about here at 1.5%. Monday May 11, 2009

First moving train shot of the day! An east bound Coal train comes up the West Slope near Ben's Creek Secondary, Portage PA, on a dreary Monday Morning in May

An NS coal train heads east past Bens Creek Secondary at Portage PA. This was one of the first trains I caught. I got lucky and caught him again coming out of the Portage Tunnel (See ajg Gallitzin overlook 15). 5/11/09

The old Pennsy style signal lights reflect of the helper units on this dreary May 11, 2009

EB intermodal passes through Portage PA. Go figure, it seems the past two years I have gone to PA, I have had rain on the only day available. Mother nature was taunting me because on the drive down it was bright and sunny. On the day I left it was another "Kodachrome Day". I tried to get two days this year but the financial gods would not allow it. 5/11/09

Lead units on a west bound grain train. Portage, PA, May 2008

Old Norfolk and Western (NW) covered hoppers on a west bound grain train. Portage, PA May 2008

An west bound manifest, heading slightly north, comes past us on a late morning in May 2008. This was shot from a road bridge near Portage, PA.

Up close and personal with a big GE at Summerhill, PA, in May 2008. Best sun of the day

Two ex-Conrail SD40-2s assist a heavy westbound manifest.

Westbound manifest at Summerhill

Same train westbound manifest at Summerhill, PA, just closer and horizontal

Front view of former Conrail SD80mac, in May 2008 from a private location. Near Wilmore, PA. This is west of Portage and in this flat area, during the steam era, there used to be track pans here so the steamers could scoop water on the fly.