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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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Nicholson Bridge aka Tunkhannock Viaduct, taken in May 2007. If I would not have spent 5 minutes getting lost, I would have caught a train on this.
This is the other side of Tunkhannock Viaduct. This was taken from the observation park.
On a Monday morning around 730 to 8 am, I caught some Alcos getting ready for the day. The location is the Steamtown deck in Scranton, PA.
Another Alco, well Montreal Locomotive Works diesel at Scranton, PA, May 2007.
A big Alco Century is smoking it up after just starting up its prime mover. Scranton, PA May 2007
The big Alco is smoking it up. This from the pedestrian bridge linking Steamtown National Park to the Steamtown Mall.
This was taken from the ramp up the pedestrian bridge in Scranton, PA
A sad sight. A dead Alco. I later read that this unit was scrapped a couple of months after this shot was taken.
Here is an east bound coming through the curve and onto the straight at Mifflin, PA. You can make out part of the station to the right.
This is from the station side of the tracks of a west bound freight. Mifflin is a busy location between Altoona and Harrisburg. The trains run north south through here. It is fairly open and there are signal bridges and a curve. This place is a hidden gem that is overlooked by fans. I was there for about about 1/2 hour and caught four trains. I was there for about about 1/2 hour and caught four trains, the other being a coal train. (Image did not want to upload right.)
A hi-wide special coming east through Mifflin, PA. A couple of Caterpillar bulldozers and a road grader make up this load.
This is a view from across the tracks, access gained via public pedestrian tunnel, of the Mifflin, PA station. It is still used for NS offices.
A Nittany and Bald Eagle train gets ready to head up the branch in May 2009. The train is being led by an ex Santa Fe CF7
A Nittany and Bald Eagle train gets ready to head up the branch in May 2009.
The same train we saw at McFarlands is now heading up the branch.
A west bound NS train winds through the curves at McFarlands Farm Road Crossing near Tipton, PA.
Three ex Conrail units now lead an NS train up to Tyrone to the Nittany and Bald Eagle Branch. The train is passing under the signal bridge at McFarlands, near Tipton PA
Road Slug on NS, brand new out of the rebuild shops about two months earlier. It leads a local, back towards Altoona, after doing work east of there.
In May 2009 almost 10 years after the carve up of Conrail, pure Conrail lashups are rare. This is one of them at CP Rose in Altoona, PA
This is a shot at Rose Yard, looking west, May 2009
