Railfan Trip Reports > Altoona area July 5th through July 9th

Without further adieu, here is the list of trains I saw during my long weekend in the Altoona area.

Thursday, July 5th
1 3:45 WB cofc 2 SD70s
2 3:48 WB helpers 3423 & 3372
3 4:23 EB cofc 2775 & 2 D9-40CWs
4 4:59 WB Amtk 43 Amtk 75
5 5:23 WB cofc 9621 & 6618
6 9:00 EB tofc 2 D9-40CWs
7 9:27 EB cofc/tofc 2 D9-40CWslots of empties
8 9:32 EB cofc 3 SD70M-2s

Friday, July 6th Altoona
1 7:04 WB MOW 3344 (1 godola full of ties)
2 8:03 WB 65J 3427 & 3354; D9-40CW & 2598 (helpers up front)
3 8:18 EB 62A NS 9xxx & UP 6715 (ex-C&NW OLS)- John Deere train (helpers up front)
4 8:25 EB engines 7215 & 7213
5 8:29 WB mixed 9308 & 6658; 3343 & 3374
6 8:43 EB mixed 7553 & 2618
7 9:02 EB helpers 3342 & 3433
8 9:03 WB cofc 2756 & 2703; 3352 & 3335
9 9:21 EB mixed 34xx & 3349; 26xx & 75xx (helpers up front)
10 9:30 WB cofc 2736 & 2777
11 9:42 EB Amtk 42 Amtk 75
12 10:17 WB ballast SD60I/M & SD70M (4 helpers)
13 10:20 WB engines 7213 & 7215
14 10:30 EB cofc D9-40CW & 8700
15 10:32 WB auto D9-40CW & SD60
16 10:42 EB helpers
17 11:25 EB mixed 2 D9-40CWs and 5 others (last unit was a slug)
18 11:35 EB helpers 3354 & 3427

Cresson
19 1:19 WB cofc 2 SD70M-2s
20 1:25 EB NOKL gons ES40DC & D9-40CW
21 1:52 WB cofc PRR 8-40CW, UP 8-40C & UP 62xx
22 2:07 WB 13G 9560 & a sister unit
23 2:16 WB tofc 2 SD70M-2s & D9-40CW
24 2:19 EB cofc/tofc 2740 & 83xx
25 2:33 EB mixed D9-40CW & 5 others (helpers up front)
26 2:34 EB 20V? 2 D9-40CWs (blocked by #25)
27 2:58 EB helpers 3354 & 3427
28 3:15 EB 20R? 2734 & 6608
29 3:24 WB auto 9169 & 7610

Altoona
30 4:59 WB Amtk 43 Amtk 158

Saturday, July 7th Altoona
1 8:34 WB cofc/tofc SD70M-2 & D9-40CW; 3352 & 3335
2 8:54 EB helpers 3348 & 3423
3 9:46 EB Amtk 42 Amtk 158
4 9:59 WB Amtk 975 PRR 5711 & PRR 5809
5 10:50 WB 65R 2633 & 9101
6 11:54 EB cofc 2747 & D9-40CW
-Rode the 12:30 excursion train-
7 1:40 WB PPLX 2 SD60I/M units
8 1:50 WB helpers
Gallitzin
9 3:15 WB Amtk 975 PRR 5711 & PRR 5809
10 3:18 WB cofc 2 SD70M-2s and D9-40CW
Cassandra
11 4:20 WB cofc SD70M-2 & D9-40CW
12 4:33 EB auto 2 D9-40CWs
13 4:43 WB 65J 2 D9-40CWs
14 4:52 WB helpers 3343 & 3341
15 5:00 WB cofc 2765 & 2766
16 5:11 EB 64R D9-40CW & SD70M
17 5:13 WB auto ES40DC & D9-40CW
18 5:27 WB Amtk 975 PRR 5711 & PRR 5809
19 5:45 WB Amtk 43 Amtk 75

Sunday, July 8th Altoona
1 7:22 EB cofc 2 D9-40CWs
2 8:10 WB mixed D9-40CW & PRR 8-40CW
CP-Slope
3 8:34 EB cofc D9-40CW, BNSF GEVO & BNSF D9-44CW
4 8:54 EB mixed 3338 & 3339; 9561 & 8922 (2 more helpers on the end)
5 9:08 EB helpers
6 9:15 WB 25Z SD70M-2 & D9-40CW
7 9:22 EB helpers 3428 & 3349
8 9:29 WB 13N ES40DC & D9-40CW
9 9:32 EB Amtk 975 PRR 5711 & PRR 5809
The Curve
10 10:46 EB mixed D9-40CW leads 4 others (helpers up front)
11 10:54 WB cofc 2 D9-40CWs
12 11:03 EB Amtk 975 PRR 5711 & PRR 5809
13 12:37 WB Amtk 975 PRR 5711 & PRR 5809
14 12:43 EB tofc D9-40CW & SD70M-2
15 1:15 EB Amtk 975 PRR 5711 & PRR 5809
16 1:18 WB 21J SD70M-2, BNSF 719 & ES40DC
17 1:34 EB MOW SD40-2 & GP50 (helpers up front)
18 2:00 EB mixed D9-40CW & ex-LMS 8-40CW
19 2:16 EB helpers
20 2:24 WB 65R 2719 & D9-40CW
21 2:42 EB mixed 9734 & 9634
22 2:44 WB tofc 2727, SD60 & 2755
23 2:57 WB Amtk 975 PRR 5711 & PRR 5809
24 3:14 WB cofc SD70M-2 & D9-40CW
25 3:30 WB auto ES40DC & D9-40CW
26 3:38 EB Amtk 975 PRR 5711 & PRR 5809
Altoona
27 9:01 EB cofc 2 SD70M-2s
28 9:23 EB helpers 3xxx & 3349
29 9:32 EB cofc D9-40CW & SD70M-2

Monday, July 9th Altoona
1 6:44 WB helpers 3339 & 3338
2 6:52 WB cofc 2 SD70M-2s, 2 D9-40CWs, SD70M-2 & D9-40CW
3 6:56 EB helpers 3348 & 3423
Cresson
4 10:28 WB auto 2 D9-40CWs (only had 3 cars)
5 10:54 EB mixed 2 D9-40CWs, 5112, HLCX (ex-UP) SD60
6 11:04 EB 22W SD70M-2 & D9-40CW
7 11:29 WB 65R D9-40CW & UP 6715 (ex-C&NW OLS)
8 12:13 EB cofc 2 D9-40CWs
9 12:27 EB cofc 2 D9-40CWs
10 12:37 WB high/wide D9-40CW
11 1:00 WB MOW 3344* (dropping ties)
12 1:30 EB cofc D9-40CW & SD70M-2

* Track 2 was taken out of service between "MO" & "SO" for this train
We started making our way home at that point after a great long weekend. As you can see, the SD70M-2 is quite common on intermodal trains. Was hoping to see more coal trains, but I am not complaining about the trains I saw. The train ID numbers were either provided to me by another railfan or picked up from a scanner. The locomotive numbers are from memory as the train passed, so it's possible I transposed a number or two.

One of the Engines on the 7 Unit Eastbound on Friday was 6504, the last SD50S on NS

Thanks, I'll look for that when I get all my photos developed. Do you know what train it was?