NS in the Altoona Area

Pittsburgh Line

May 2012 Continued
	A pair of SD80MACs pass the westbound signal bridge for ALTO.
	Westbound track 2 pedastal signal at ALTO. Note the yellow tape which means it will soon be removed when the new ALTO is cut in.
	CB60 is westbound on the siding at ALTO with NS 601 and 5901 for power. They'll head down the Cove Secondary to Hollidaysburg to interchange with the Everett RR.
June 2012
	Looking east at Slope from the 24th Street bridge, the ALTO project is moving along.
	ALTO interlocking as seen from the 13th Street pedestrian bridge. From left to right the tracks are one yard, siding, main 1, main 2.
	New westbound signal for CP-Cove Jct with ALTO in the background.
	ALTO.
	ALTO as seen from the 17th Street bridge.
	Looking through the old signal bridge we can see the new track layout for CP-Altoona has been finish. CP-Slope is reduced to signals only as it lost all its switches. After the cutover, Slope will be gone.
	ALTO as seen from the 17th Street bridge.
	Position light pedestal signals guard the east end of ALTO. This portion of ALTO was once part of the 14th Street interlocking.
	One last look at CP-Works before it is cutover to Pittsburgh.
	Two days after CP-Works is cutover, here's how it looks from 7th Street.
	Looking down the Works ladder.
	New CP-Works eastbound signal is in place. Look closely and you'll see the old signals on the ground.
	Moving up to ALTO for a few photos before the view changes forever. Westbound on 3 with an eastbound on 1.
	ALTO living out her last full day of manned operation.
	A short work train comes up the siding and goes west on track 1 up to MG after getting track authorities from the dispatcher. Main 1 and 3 west of ALTO are signalled in only one direction instead of both like main 2.
	The work train passing Slope.
	And here's the eastbound view at 24th Street after all of Slope's switches were removed. In this photo the layout for the new CP-Altoona is complete.
My Flickr album of photos of ALTO's closure - June 16th
July 2012
	One last photo looking east from 17th Street before ALTO's old switches are removed. They were all spiked and wedged back on June 16th when ALTO was closed.
	On this day crews are working on the siding. They've removed the old switches and are installing a piece of panel track in a slightly straighter position.
	Looking west from 17th Street.
	Crews have finished removing the old switches from 1 yard, the siding, and main 2. Next will be main 1 which is involved removing the old island and tieing main 1 into former main 2.
	While the crane is in the area, NS has decided to tear down the old 4th Street pedestrian bridge which has been closed for at least 12 years. The steps on the south end are gone.
	Men are rigging up a center span to the crane.
	As seen from 7th street. 7th street is the next closest walkway across the mainline.
	SD80MACs by the Altoona station with a 651 empty hopper train.
	MW has removed all of ALTO tower's former switches and is working to straighten out the 'kinks' as best they can. As seen from the 13th street pedestrian bridge.
	Westbound intermodal train through former ALTO.
	The eastbound view from 17th Street bridge.
	Ballast regulator and tamper in front of ALTO tower.
	Still working to remove the 4th street pedestrian bridge the next day.
	The crane has a long reach over the main lines.
	Passenger Car Errecting Shop #2 (former Altoona Car Shops) is now used by Lumax.
	North end of 4th Street pedestrian bridge as they work to remove it.
	Looks like they're pretty much finished with the removal of ALTO's old switches. They may still straighten 1 yard some.
	This view looks toward the site of the former Altoona Machine Shops.
	The 4th Street pedestrian bridge is gone.
August 2012
	NKP 765 making her way west on 1 yard, a rare move since this yard track is primarily used for eastbounds. Taken with permission
	Passing the historic former PRR Juniata Shops. Taken with permission
	NKP 765 is a 2-8-4. Taken with permission
October 2012
	10G has a freshly rebuilt Metro North F40PH-3C trailing today.
	10G passes a helper and an empty hopper train.
April 2013
	NS 2378 has completed its tasks for the day and is making its way to the cabin tracks.
	10G has one of the 'new' former BN SD40-2s trailing today.
	A 13-engine power move westbound through Altoona with mostly GEs, but a couple EMDs, for Chicago.
	An SD80MAC leads an ES44AC on a 645 hopper train bound for the RJ Corman at Cresson.

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