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The "slide" and tunnels
Title:  The "slide" and tunnels
Description:  Today, the "slide", at left is single track and the tunnel at far right is no longer in service. From left to right, the tunnels are the Portage, Allegheny, and Gallitzin.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 9:14:07 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Track
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Views:  921   Comments: 2
Tunnel
Title:  Tunnel
Description:  East portal of the Gallitzin tunnel with the ventilation fans and machinery. This is the newest of the three tunnels.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 9:15:34 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Tunnel,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  1023   Comments: 0
PC 3137
Title:  PC 3137
Description:  The extra 3137 east begins it's trip down the "slide". The New Portage branch from Hollidaysburg passes beneath the "slide" and joins the westbound mains at right center.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 9:18:11 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PC 3137(GP40)
Views:  852   Comments: 1
Extra 3137 east
Title:  Extra 3137 east
Description:  Headend of the 3137 east and 6082 west passing just below the tunnels.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 9:19:46 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  497   Comments: 0
PC 6082
Title:  PC 6082
Description:  The 6082 west blasts upgrade as the 3137 continues down the "slide".
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 9:21:47 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PC 6082(SD40)
Views:  1191   Comments: 0
Extra 6082 west
Title:  Extra 6082 west
Description:  The 6082 west about to duck into the tunnel.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 9:23:52 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  560   Comments: 0
Extra 6082 west
Title:  Extra 6082 west
Description:  Rear of the extra 6082 west with a Jade green ex New Haven NE-6 caboose. Check the "open-air" autoracks. From this angle you can see through the Portage tunnel, at left, to the other (west) portal.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 9:28:55 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  560   Comments: 0
PC 2257
Title:  PC 2257
Description:  The extra 2257 east heading down the "slide" and about to pass over the New Portage branch.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 12:47:59 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  PC 2257(GP35)
Views:  939   Comments: 0
Eastbound
Title:  Eastbound
Description:  Another eastbound, but running left-handed on the normally westbound side.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 12:50:59 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  436   Comments: 0
PC 7845
Title:  PC 7845
Description:  Extra 7845 west battling upgrade on the New Portage branch via the lesser-known "Muleshoe Curve".
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 12:53:34 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PC 7845(GP38)
Views:  1045   Comments: 2
Extra 7845 west
Title:  Extra 7845 west
Description:  The extra 7845 west coming off the New Portage branch and about to enter the Allegheny tunnel. The branch was abandoned by ConRail in 1984.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 12:56:51 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Bridge,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  644   Comments: 0
Extra 7845 west
Title:  Extra 7845 west
Description:  Pushers on the extra 7845 west.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 1:01:50 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  408   Comments: 0
PC 7865
Title:  PC 7865
Description:  Extra 7865 about to pass over the New Portage branch on the "slide".
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 1:34:15 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  PC 7865(GP38)
Views:  602   Comments: 0
Extra 7865 east
Title:  Extra 7865 east
Description:  Extra 7865 continues down the "slide".
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 1:37:14 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  355   Comments: 0
Extra 7865 east
Title:  Extra 7865 east
Description:  Load of new 'Vettes on the extra 7865 east. I'll take one of those bronze coupes.....sighhh
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 1:40:26 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  834   Comments: 1
Amtrak
Title:  Amtrak
Description:  Early, EARLY, Amtrak with the "rainbow fleet", though the last car has the Amtrak striping already. Sorry, couldn't even read the numbers of the E's off the slide woth an 8x loupe. This and all the previous taken with a Kodak 126 Instamatic, whose optics certainly weren't up to decent 35mm standards.
Photo Date:  6/1/1972  Upload Date: 7/2/2007 1:43:52 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  425   Comments: 0
BO 3774
Title:  BO 3774
Description:  The extra B&O 3774 crosses Wills Creek as it pops out of the east portal of Falls Cut tunnel.
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 4:39:51 PM
Location:  Fairhope, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3774(GP40) BO 4322(GP40-2)
Views:  812   Comments: 1
B&O 3774 east
Title:  B&O 3774 east
Description:  Rear of B&O extra 3774 east at Falls Cut.
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 4:43:59 PM
Location:  Fairhope, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  503   Comments: 0
BO 4020
Title:  BO 4020
Description:  Extra B&O 4020 east rounds the curve just before diving into Falls Cut tunnel.
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 4:46:37 PM
Location:  Fairhope, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4020(GP40) BO 4125(GP40-2)
Views:  677   Comments: 0
B&O 4020 east
Title:  B&O 4020 east
Description:  The extra 4020 east dives into Falls Cut tunnel and crosses Wills Creek.
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 4:49:54 PM
Location:  Fairhope, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 3765(GP40) BO 4125(GP40-2)
Views:  907   Comments: 0
B&O 4020 east
Title:  B&O 4020 east
Description:  Rear of the 4020 east at Falls Cut tunnel.
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 4:52:19 PM
Location:  Fairhope, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  480   Comments: 0
BO 4818
Title:  BO 4818
Description:  Extra 4818 rolls downgrade through Malila.......and I'm scorched by those damn clouds, AGAIN!
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 5:10:26 PM
Location:  Larimer(Somerset), PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4818(GP38) BO 3830(GP38)
Views:  599   Comments: 0
BO C-3742
Title:  BO C-3742
Description:  Rear of the extra 4818 east at Manila. Carloads of "classy chassis"
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 5:11:36 PM
Location:  Larimer(Somerset), PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  457   Comments: 0
BO 4254
Title:  BO 4254
Description:  Finally, after all these eastbounds rolling downgrade, we get a westbound blasting upgr`de through Manila.....and the sun's out!!!
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 5:14:00 PM
Location:  Larimer(Somerset), PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4254(GP40-2)
Views:  842   Comments: 5
WM 7570
Title:  WM 7570
Description:  KNEW it couodn't last! Especially with the Western Maryland SD40 as a pusher!!! GRRRR!!
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 8/13/1980 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Larimer(Somerset), PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WM 7570(SD40) BO 7612(SD40-2)
Views:  740   Comments: 3
BO 4800
Title:  BO 4800
Description:  Going away shot of the extra 6917 east heading for Sand Patch tunnel, just out of sight at left.
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 5:17:21 PM
Location:  Larimer(Somerset), PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4800(GP38) BO 3724(GP40)
Views:  638   Comments: 0
040
Title:  040
Description:  Rear of the extra 6917 at Sand Patch.
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 5:18:16 PM
Location:  Larimer(Somerset), PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  544   Comments: 0
BO 4332
Title:  BO 4332
Description:  Set of helpers which just helped the extra 6917, whose rear is just about out of sight at left, slowly follow along.
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 5:19:20 PM
Location:  Larimer(Somerset), PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4332(GP40-2)
Views:  486   Comments: 1
BO 4109
Title:  BO 4109
Description:  The extra 4109 east cresting the "Summit of the Alleghenies" at Sand Patch.
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 1:12:53 PM
Location:  Larimer(Somerset), PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4109(GP40-2) BO 4007(GP40)
Views:  693   Comments: 1
BO 4007
Title:  BO 4007
Description:  Extra 4109 begins his descent of the east slope of the Sand Patch grade.
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 1:14:48 PM
Location:  Larimer(Somerset), PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 4007(GP40)
Views:  494   Comments: 0
Extra 4109 east
Title:  Extra 4109 east
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/13/1980  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 1:16:16 PM
Location:  Larimer(Somerset), PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  533   Comments: 0
The "Broadway"
Title:  The "Broadway"
Description:  Amtrak 40, the eastbound "Broadway Limited", back when it was STILL THE Broadway, crosses the Susquehanna River at Rockville.
Photo Date:  12/26/1982  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 2:41:40 PM
Location:  Rockville, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  372   Comments: 0
CR 7498
Title:  CR 7498
Description:  See how many other "gems" you can spot in this crowd, besides the obvious ones in the front row. That GP18 was just one of 3 CR owned at the time.
Photo Date:  12/26/1982  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 2:43:10 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7498(GP18) CR 9018(SW9) CR 6668(SDP45) CR 6709(U23C)
Views:  2049   Comments: 2
ENPI-6X by the "Pimple"
Title:  ENPI-6X by the "Pimple"
Description:  Caboose at left sitting on a raised spur track known as the "Pimple".
Photo Date:  12/26/1982  Upload Date: 9/28/2005 5:54:38 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7806(GP38) CR 3179(GP40)
Views:  1050   Comments: 0
ENPI-6X at the west end
Title:  ENPI-6X at the west end
Description:  ENPI-6X putters around the west end of Enola yard. Caboose at left is sitting on the "Pimple".
Photo Date:  12/26/1982  Upload Date: 9/28/2005 5:55:05 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7806(GP38)
Views:  740   Comments: 0
CR 2248
Title:  CR 2248
Description:  Consecutively numbered GP30's work the west end of Enola yard.
Photo Date:  12/26/1982  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 2:54:25 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 2248(GP30) CR 2247(GP30)
Views:  955   Comments: 0
CR 6499
Title:  CR 6499
Description:  BUEN-6X arrives at Enola west end. ENPI-6X departs at right.
Photo Date:  12/26/1982  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 2:56:01 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6499(SD40-2)
Views:  503   Comments: 0
CR 7806
Title:  CR 7806
Description:  ENPI-6X heads west through Marysville's "wide open spaces".
Photo Date:  12/26/1982  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 2:57:02 PM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7806(GP38)
Views:  552   Comments: 1
SU-1/EDNW
Title:  SU-1/EDNW
Description:  SU-1, a push/pull helper set assigned to Lanesboro, assists EDNW in their runaround move. The D&H had shut down the line over Ararat between Lanesboro and Carbondale, but was still usung the segment between Nineveh and Lanesboro and transferring to ConRail's ex Erie Southern Tier at Lanesboro. This required a reverse move through "JN" junction, hence the helpers.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 4:51:53 PM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  DH 758(U33C)
Views:  736   Comments: 0
SU-1/EDNW
Title:  SU-1/EDNW
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 4:53:10 PM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  BandA Fan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DH 758(U33C)
Views:  646   Comments: 0
SU-1/EDNW
Title:  SU-1/EDNW
Description:  SU-1 "gets on it" as the grade for Ararat mountain starts here.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 4:54:03 PM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  DH 758(U33C)
Views:  620   Comments: 1
EDNW
Title:  EDNW
Description:  EDNW's headend trails along beneath the ancient arches of Starucca viaduct.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 4:55:02 PM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 229(U25B)
Views:  649   Comments: 0
Explanation
Title:  Explanation
Description:  Sign which describes the viaduct's pertinent facts.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/28/2006 3:59:16 PM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  389   Comments: 0
CR 5041
Title:  CR 5041
Description:  A little over two miles west of Starucca viaduct, double stack train TV-301 breezes by the impressive station in Susquehanna.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 4:56:29 PM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5041(B36-7)
Views:  636   Comments: 2
CR 5019
Title:  CR 5019
Description:  TV-301's power going away at Susquehanna.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 4:57:36 PM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 5019(B36-7)
Views:  466   Comments: 0
DH 2923
Title:  DH 2923
Description:  With the involved reverse move through "JN", aka "Jeff junction"completed, EDNW heads west past the station at Susquehanna.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 4:58:38 PM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DH 2923(U33B) MEC 229(U25B)
Views:  1082   Comments: 0
BM 315
Title:  BM 315
Description:  EDNW going away past the station in Susquehanna.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 4:59:36 PM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  BM 315(GP40-2) MEC 229(U25B)
Views:  746   Comments: 0
DH 35793
Title:  DH 35793
Description:  Rear of EDNW at Susquehanna.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/27/2006 5:00:34 PM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  403   Comments: 0
BM 304
Title:  BM 304
Description:  B&M extra 304 west passing under the old Erie coaling tower in Oakland, PA.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 4/27/2005 9:24:53 PM
Location:  Oakland, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BM 304(GP40-2)
Views:  776   Comments: 0
CR 6756
Title:  CR 6756
Description:  Westbound OIBU passing beneath the coal tower and around the stopped B&M extra 304.
Photo Date:  8/17/1985  Upload Date: 5/2/2005 6:56:33 PM
Location:  Oakland, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6756(SD50)
Views:  572   Comments: 2


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