Just before sunrise, train No. 17G permeates the misty mountain valley west of Altoona, Pa., as it climbs upgrade, lugging its heavy train toward the summit just ahead at Gallitzin, as beautiful f... (more)

Gallitzin! It's a great place to railfan. And while you are at it, stay at the Tunnel Inn, the railroad themed bed and breakfast seen in the background. Hot coffee and warm apple-maple muffins on ... (more)

The Southern serves on the Pennsy. NS 8099 leads a westbound NS 65X empty crude oil train out of the Gallitzin Tunnels bound for the Norfolk Southern Conway Yard.

As summer slowly starts to wind down, empty oil train 65X breaks the silence of Gallitzin as it brings its train over the Allegheny Mountains. Today's 65X with 60 empty tank cars has NS 8099 (Sout... (more)

A pair of NS SD40E's bring up the rear of this eastbound manifest at Gallitzin.

A pair of NS EMD's thunder out of the Gallitzin tunnel, headed west during the golden hour.

The Gallitzin Tunnel Time Machine turned produced Amtrak's westbound Pennsylvanian ahead of an approaching NS autorack 11J train with the Reading Heritage SD70ACe. The Amtrak 43/AKA NS 07T is led... (more)

The Gallitzin Tunnel Time Machine turned out the Norfolk Southern Reading Railroad Heritage SD70ACe 1067 leading the NS 11J autorack train westbound, following Amtrak's westbound Pennsylvanian tha... (more)

NKP #765 just passed AR Tower and gets ready to go down the slide after testing brakes.

NKP 765 heads down the slide back to Altoona

With NS intermodal train 25Z blocking the immediate foreground view of the curve passage of the NS 061 steam excursion, the only viable option was the big lens over the top of the intermodal cars.... (more)

Norfolk Southern's public excursion trip with the Nickel Plate Berkshire 2-8-4 765 emerges from the east portal of the Gallitzin Tunnel with the pair of NS heritage units - PRR and Conrail - trail... (more)

Clouds roll in as NKP 765 leading NS Employee excursion comes out of the tunnel on the afternoon excursion.

NS 8102 leads the NS 958 Employee Appreciation Excursion Train back into the Allegheny Tunnel under a thick blanket of fog that just would not burn off.

Two SD60Is emerge out of the Gallitzin Tunnel with an empty PPLX coal train.