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Nostalgia & History > Conrail, Altoona Area, April 1982Date: 02/04/25 13:33 Conrail, Altoona Area, April 1982 Author: Guitartrain 1. Seen from 24 1/2 Street at CP Slope, Conrail SD45-2-6663 & SD35-6043 are pushing W/B CAPI (Camden, NJ to Pittsburgh, PA) as helper set SD40-6348 & SD45-2-6656 drift E/B back to Altoona for their next assignment. 9:26AM on 4/24/82 in Altoona, PA.
2. Conrail SD40-2-6417 is slowly descending the east slope of Horseshoe Curve at MP 241 with the Speno Ballast Cleaner. I was on a hillside about a 1/4 mile east when I spotted/heard it coming. It was LOUD. Realizing that my car was closer to the tracks than it should have been, I sprinted back to the clearing at 241 to move it. After taking this photo, the train came to a stop just short of where my car was and the whole crew took a lunch break. PHEW! 11:18AM on 4/24/82 in Altoona, PA. 3. Conrail SD40s-6285 & 6254 are head-end helpers on a W/B TOFC train as it rounds "Benny Curve" and heads for the Gallitzin tunnel. GP40-2s-3342, 3339 & 3315 are behind the SDs. 12:40PM on 4/24/82 just east of Tunnelhill, PA. ![]() ![]() ![]() Date: 02/04/25 18:22 Re: Conrail, Altoona Area, April 1982 Author: E25 Nice ones, Bill. Thanks!
Greg Stadter Phoenix, AZ Date: 02/04/25 19:03 Re: Conrail, Altoona Area, April 1982 Author: texchief1 Great set, Bill! The third is my favorite.
texchief1 Date: 02/04/25 19:46 Re: Conrail, Altoona Area, April 1982 Author: Keith_Kevet Guitartrain Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 1. Seen from 24 1/2 Street at CP Slope, Conrail > SD45-2-6663 & SD35-6043 are pushing W/B CAPI > (Camden, NJ to Pittsburgh, PA) as helper set > SD40-6348 & SD45-2-6656 drift E/B back to Altoona > for their next assignment. 9:26AM on 4/24/82 in > Altoona, PA. > > 2. Conrail SD40-2-6417 is slowly descending the > east slope of Horseshoe Curve at MP 241 with the > Speno Ballast Cleaner. I was on a hillside about a > 1/4 mile east when I spotted/heard it coming. It > was LOUD. Realizing that my car was closer to the > tracks than it should have been, I sprinted back > to the clearing at 241 to move it. After taking > this photo, the train came to a stop just short of > where my car was and the whole crew took a lunch > break. PHEW! 11:18AM on 4/24/82 in Altoona, PA. > > 3. Conrail SD40s-6285 & 6254 are head-end helpers > on a W/B TOFC train as it rounds "Benny Curve" and > heads for the Gallitzin tunnel. GP40-2s-3342, 3339 > & 3315 are behind the SDs. 12:40PM on 4/24/82 just > east of Tunnelhill, PA. Nice! My understanding is traffic levels through Altoona were down about 25% at the time compared to March 1979...steel industry in turmoil plus economic recession. Keith_Kevet Posted from Android |