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Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601

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Pride of the Fleet

Landmark Series

Unfortunate Leader

Light helpers, known as "snappers" on the PRR, drift downgrade through Bennington Curve on their way to Altoona, PA, July, 1973.

2026-03-13 1534 NS 1230 on 955 The Plains, VA

2026 03-13 1536-6 NS SD70IAC-1230, 1231 WB OCS-955, The Plains, VA

Helpers on the Shoe

Marta Gaglia and Leo

Marta Gaglia and Leo

Leo and Marta Gaglia

Panorama of Park Hills Plaza, with Brush Mountain in the background

Panorama of Park Hills Plaza, with Brush Mountain in the background

Penn Central 6257, Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, PA

Landmarks at a Landmark

Oopsie! derailment on a massive PSR merchandise train bites NS in the ass below Horseshoe curve, leaving a single main track open.

Westbound stack uses MT-1 at Horseshoe Curve, DP's visible across valley.

Climbing the eastern slope of the historic ex-Pennsylvania Railroad crossing of the Allegheny Mountains, two Penn Central helpers, an SD40 and SD45 6159, passing through Altoona, PA, 1973

Freight trains passing on the then-4-track ex-PRR mainline on Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, 1972.

Eastbound freight comes down the "slide" from the summit at Gallitzen, on the ex-PRR 4-track "broadway" near Altoona, Pennsylvania. 1876

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