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Viewing Album:  West Slope Trip October 6, 2007
 
By:Bob Rule, Jr.
Dates:10/6/2007 - 10/6/2007
Album Info:Most of the shots are taken in Cresson, Pa with a few taken at Horshoe Curve
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EB at Cresson with 7 units on the headend
Title:  EB at Cresson with 7 units on the headend
Description:  I waited about an hour to get pix of this train. All 7 uinits on the head end were on line, with a train that was over two miles long. The tail end tripped the detector at mp 253.1 and at this point in Cresson, the head end is already past mp 251.1
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 8:53:58 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
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Locomotives:  NS 9133(C40-9W)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
EB with color, Cresson, Pa
Title:  EB with color, Cresson, Pa
Description:  Three paint schemes headend this coal train which was running about 20 minutes behind the coal train with 9 engines
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 8:54:25 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
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Locomotives:  NS 8424(C40-8W)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
Headend power for a coal train
Title:  Headend power for a coal train
Description:  Taken across the street from the famous Station Inn, this headend power is heading west past its helper set and train
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 9:01:10 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9754(C40-9W) NS 9063(C40-9W)
Views:  297   Comments: 1
EB at Cresson, Pa 10-6-07
Title:  EB at Cresson, Pa 10-6-07
Description:  Passing the coal train helpers
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 9:01:53 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9975(C40-9W)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
EB Coal Tran, Cresson, Pa
Title:  EB Coal Tran, Cresson, Pa
Description:  7 units on line, hauls the coal east on a beautiful fall day in Pennsylvania, front two SD40-2s are headend helpers
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 8:52:56 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3348(SD40-2) NS 3346(SD40-2)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
EB at Horseshoe Curve
Title:  EB at Horseshoe Curve
Description:  Tofc train drifts downgrade towards Altoona
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 9:02:32 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  114   Comments: 0
EB Amtrak, Cresson, Pa
Title:  EB Amtrak, Cresson, Pa
Description:  Hard charging Amtrak passes coal train at mp 251
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 9:02:57 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  163   Comments: 0
Coal train at Cresson
Title:  Coal train at Cresson
Description:  Helpers have tied on to the rear end and await the headend power
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 9:00:24 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3350(SD40-2) NS 3353(SD40-2)
Views:  274   Comments: 1
ex-SP power
Title:  ex-SP power
Description:  EB coal train at Cresson, Pa in the area where MO tower once stood
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 8:55:25 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6381(AC44CW) UP 6462(AC44CW)
Views:  502   Comments: 0
Looking South from Horseshoe Curve
Title:  Looking South from Horseshoe Curve
Description:  This view is taken with the tracks behind me at Horseshoe Curve - in another couple of weeks the color should be spectacular
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 9:03:39 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  190   Comments: 1
WB at Cresson, Pa 10-6-07
Title:  WB at Cresson, Pa 10-6-07
Description:  WB freight passes the coal train helpers moving down the siding from the helper facility
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 8:59:24 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9591(C40-9W) NS 9559(C40-9W)
Views:  382   Comments: 2
WB at Horseshoe Curve
Title:  WB at Horseshoe Curve
Description:  Grinding up the grade at Horseshoe Curve, seeing a train with all blue is unusual anymore.
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 9:04:18 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
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Views:  162   Comments: 0
WB Stack train
Title:  WB Stack train
Description:  This picture is taken from the front porch of the Station Inn in Cresson, Pa
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 9:04:55 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Bob Rule, Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  132   Comments: 0

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