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Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent VisitDate: 04/12/19 15:34 NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Hi everyone.
I spent the last weekend in March in the Altoona area. I seen around 60 trains and NS 1070, 8098, and 1800. Here are the highlights... Pic 1: March 30...NS 24W east at Cassandra, PA. Pic 2: NS 60N west. Note the brake smoke... Pic 3: Its pushers. many more...    Date: 04/12/19 15:37 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 4: NS 65E west.
Pic 5: A long NS 20T east at Carneys. Pic 6: A double set of pushers. more...    Date: 04/12/19 15:41 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 7: NS 10G east at Cresson.
Pic 8: Same train arriving in Altoona. Pic 9: SD80MACs going west. more...    Date: 04/12/19 15:44 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 10: NS 61N east at dusk.
Pic 11: Earlier in the day...NS 22W east at Lilly. Pic 12: The Holidaysburg local. more...    Date: 04/12/19 15:48 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 13: A surprise at the other end.
Pic 14: NS 12G east at the brickyard. Pic 15: NS 66X east at Cresson. still more...    Date: 04/12/19 15:53 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 16: Pushers.
Pic 17: March 29...NS 534 east at the Brickyard with a trio of SD60Is. Geez, I feel old...:</ Pic 18: March 31...A solo SD60E on NS 591 west in Altoona. more...    Date: 04/12/19 15:56 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 19: NS 21J west at Tyrone, PA.
Pic 20: NS 12G east. Pic 21: Cars on 35A. more...    Date: 04/12/19 15:59 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 22: CP power on NS 63V west.
Pic 23: NS 1800 leading 16N east. Pic 24: NS 8520 in Juniata. a few more...    Date: 04/12/19 16:02 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 25: F units outside...
Pics 26-27: Cresson scrap yard. more...    Date: 04/12/19 16:06 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 28: A couple of 9s getting fixed (wreck damage).
Pic 29: NS 6149 getting fixed. Pic 30: Trackwork... four more...    Date: 04/12/19 16:11 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 31: An old Penn Central car.
Pic 32: From atop the finished ped. bridge. Pic 33: Wheatland Estate, Lancaster, PA. Home of James Buchanan. one more...    Date: 04/12/19 16:15 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 Pic 34: From last fall, a little color.
Thanks everyone for viewing.  Date: 04/12/19 16:32 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: WLE2679 Nice photos all!
Date: 04/12/19 16:56 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: Thoroughbred-Ed Great Pictures !
Thanks for Sharing ! When we share, nobody goes away hungry, we all get fed in some way. Ed ( Eddie ) Durnwald Fostoria, Ohio Date: 04/12/19 17:34 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: RFandPFan Great photos! You hit all the spots.
Date: 04/12/19 17:38 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: VFPNSFAN Very nice series
Date: 04/12/19 19:25 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns2557 Shot 4
That looks like one of the few running SD70AceT4 units off the UP. If it is, good catch. Any other shots of that particular train? Keep em coming. Ben Posted from Android Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/12/19 19:31 by ns2557. Date: 04/13/19 10:33 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: bath_wildcat ns2557 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Shot 4 > That looks like one of the few running SD70AceT4 > units off the UP. If it is, good catch. Any other > shots of that particular train? Keep em coming. > Ben > > Posted from Android That is UP 3089, it led NS 14A solo a few weeks ago through Sandusky, Ohio. I wonder if NS is testing it for when their Tier IV units come online in June. Michael Fair Royal Oak, MI Date: 04/13/19 10:44 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: ns1000 ns2557 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Shot 4 > That looks like one of the few running SD70AceT4 > units off the UP. If it is, good catch. Any other > shots of that particular train? Keep em coming. > Ben > > Posted from Android No, I do not. The train caught me by surprise... Date: 04/13/19 16:27 Re: NS Altoona, PA/West Slope Action - A Recent Visit Author: Ritzville Very NICE series with lots of power variety on a busy mainline. Also like the old signal bridge.
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