NS in the Altoona Area

Pittsburgh Line

October 2007

Helpers by the brickyard.

There are lots of boxcars stored in the "Brush Yard" at Altoona.

February 2008

10N comes off the mountain and passes Alto with a headend helper.

An A-B-A set of F units leads eight cars east to Harrisburg, then they'll go south.

March 2008

The Everett has sold their 6051 to NREX. Here the CB10 has returned to Altoona with the 6051 and cars in tow.

6051 passes under the pedestrian bridge.

CB10 passing Rose.

The power is returning lite heading for the cabin tracks.

October 2008

64J trash train is eastbound with two former SD40's for power.

44T with two blues up front.

October 2009

NS 999 just got parked after a few hours of use before I showed up. It's now plugged in and charging.

10G pulling out of the yard with its pickup.

PRR Master Mechanics Building built 1882 and used by the Altoona Railroaders' Memorial Museum.

Former PRR firehouse next to the Master Mechanics building used by Altoona Pipe & Steel.

This building built by PRR in 1905.

Another former PRR firehouse in use by Home Nursing Agency on the grounds of the former Altoona Car Shops.

November 2009

Only two tracks of cars remaining in the Altoona Scale Class Yard.

December 2009

The Scale Class Yard is now empty. Looking east from 8th street.

Looking west from 8th street with the Juniata Shops in the background.

Rose Yard Office.

January 2010

SD40E helpers take over the headend of a hopper train that got to Altoona with only one engine. The helpers are required for the climb up the steep east slope.

April 2010

MW has already removed the home signals at CP-Rose and is now installing the handthrows for the switches.

July 2010

Over the last winter, the class yard at Altoona was emptied. It had been used for storage since the 60s. This summer they're now removing all the rails and ties.

A load of ties is scooped up.

This trackhoe has an electromagnet to lift the rail and set it aside.

August 2010

Here are some new photos of the class yard in Altoona and its removal.

Sad sight.

Looking toward the former eastbound hump.

October 2010

A group of five SD90MAC-Hs have shown up. The yard job is taking them across the main and over to the Juniata Shops.

A customer in Australia has puchased these five 90MACs and the Juniata Shops is being contracted to rebuild them.

Shoving through CP-Works.

A dash 9 standard cab is also being taken to Juniata.

November 2010

All but one track has been removed from the class yard at Altoona.

Power for a Strawberry Ridge train is making its way from the cabin tracks to their train on the relay tracks.

Only one span of the 17th Street bridge remains. They're waiting for a crane to come out so they can life this last span as one piece.

April 2011

NS is preparing to replace all the PRR-era position signals in the Altoona area with color light signals. Here is CP-Works with PRR signals.

At Rose, the new signal gantries lay next to a yard track for easy loading on flatcars to be taken to their respective locations.

Another angle of all the new aluminum signal bridges.

Eastbound 573 empty hoppers by Alto and the passenger station. This train was nothing but RBMN tub gons.

June 2011

NS is replacing all of the PRR era signals in the Altoona area with color light signals. Here we see the old relay shed, its replacement, and the new signal cantilever.

This is the eastbound signal for CP-Works. It will soon be history.

July 2011

This shot shows the present Works eastbound signal with the new signal next to it. The old signal dates to the Penn Central era.

August 2011

Here's a look at where the scale class yard once was from the 8th street bridge. It sure has greened up over the summer.

To the left of the previous photo is a more active shot with the mainline on the left and CP-Homer in the distance with a new signal partially erected.

Here's CP-Works as seen from the 7th street bridge. Note the new signals which are not yet in service.

Another angle at CP-Works.

Looking east from the 17th street bridge at Alto. Note the new signal on the right.

Alto with the eastbound signal bridge.

Alto tower, the last manned tower on the PRR mainline Harrisburg to Pittsburgh.

October 2007
	Helpers by the brickyard.
	There are lots of boxcars stored in the "Brush Yard" at Altoona.
February 2008
	10N comes off the mountain and passes Alto with a headend helper.
	An A-B-A set of F units leads eight cars east to Harrisburg, then they'll go south.
March 2008
	The Everett has sold their 6051 to NREX. Here the CB10 has returned to Altoona with the 6051 and cars in tow.
	6051 passes under the pedestrian bridge.
	CB10 passing Rose.
	The power is returning lite heading for the cabin tracks.
October 2008
	64J trash train is eastbound with two former SD40's for power.
	44T with two blues up front.
October 2009
	NS 999 just got parked after a few hours of use before I showed up. It's now plugged in and charging.
	10G pulling out of the yard with its pickup.
	PRR Master Mechanics Building built 1882 and used by the Altoona Railroaders' Memorial Museum.
	Former PRR firehouse next to the Master Mechanics building used by Altoona Pipe & Steel.
	This building built by PRR in 1905.
	Another former PRR firehouse in use by Home Nursing Agency on the grounds of the former Altoona Car Shops.
November 2009
	Only two tracks of cars remaining in the Altoona Scale Class Yard.
December 2009
	The Scale Class Yard is now empty. Looking east from 8th street.
	Looking west from 8th street with the Juniata Shops in the background.
	Rose Yard Office.
January 2010
	SD40E helpers take over the headend of a hopper train that got to Altoona with only one engine. The helpers are required for the climb up the steep east slope.
April 2010
	MW has already removed the home signals at CP-Rose and is now installing the handthrows for the switches.
July 2010
	Over the last winter, the class yard at Altoona was emptied. It had been used for storage since the 60s. This summer they're now removing all the rails and ties.
	A load of ties is scooped up.
	This trackhoe has an electromagnet to lift the rail and set it aside.
August 2010
	Here are some new photos of the class yard in Altoona and its removal.
	Sad sight.
	Looking toward the former eastbound hump.
October 2010
	A group of five SD90MAC-Hs have shown up. The yard job is taking them across the main and over to the Juniata Shops.
	A customer in Australia has puchased these five 90MACs and the Juniata Shops is being contracted to rebuild them.
	Shoving through CP-Works.
	A dash 9 standard cab is also being taken to Juniata.
November 2010
	All but one track has been removed from the class yard at Altoona.
	Power for a Strawberry Ridge train is making its way from the cabin tracks to their train on the relay tracks.
	Only one span of the 17th Street bridge remains. They're waiting for a crane to come out so they can life this last span as one piece.

April 2011
	NS is preparing to replace all the PRR-era position signals in the Altoona area with color light signals. Here is CP-Works with PRR signals.
	At Rose, the new signal gantries lay next to a yard track for easy loading on flatcars to be taken to their respective locations.
	Another angle of all the new aluminum signal bridges.
	Eastbound 573 empty hoppers by Alto and the passenger station. This train was nothing but RBMN tub gons.
June 2011
	NS is replacing all of the PRR era signals in the Altoona area with color light signals. Here we see the old relay shed, its replacement, and the new signal cantilever.
	This is the eastbound signal for CP-Works. It will soon be history.
July 2011
	This shot shows the present Works eastbound signal with the new signal next to it. The old signal dates to the Penn Central era.
August 2011
	Here's a look at where the scale class yard once was from the 8th street bridge. It sure has greened up over the summer.
	To the left of the previous photo is a more active shot with the mainline on the left and CP-Homer in the distance with a new signal partially erected.
	Here's CP-Works as seen from the 7th street bridge. Note the new signals which are not yet in service.
	Another angle at CP-Works.
	Looking east from the 17th street bridge at Alto. Note the new signal on the right.
	Alto with the eastbound signal bridge.
	Alto tower, the last manned tower on the PRR mainline Harrisburg to Pittsburgh.

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