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4/18/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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NS 3335
Title:  NS 3335
Description:  Helpers drift downgrade back to Altoona to push yet another of the seemingly endless parade of trains over the mountain.
Photo Date:  8/6/2005  Upload Date: 8/7/2005 7:26:06 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3335(SD40-2)
Views:  674   Comments: 0
NS 3335
Title:  NS 3335
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/5/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 8:19:21 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3335(SD40-2)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
NS 3335
Title:  NS 3335
Description:  The rear helpers on an eastbound freight lean in to their train as they head toward the summit at Gallitzin.
Photo Date:  12/3/2005  Upload Date: 12/10/2005 8:03:15 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3335(SD40-2)
Views:  664   Comments: 0
NS 3337
Title:  NS 3337
Description:  Light helpers drift downgrade toward Johnstown.
Photo Date:  8/6/2005  Upload Date: 8/7/2005 7:49:33 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3337(SD40-2)
Views:  718   Comments: 0
NS 3337
Title:  NS 3337
Description:  The helpers on a westbound stack train ease off the throttle as they reach the mountain summit at CP UN.
Photo Date:  12/9/2006  Upload Date: 12/17/2006 6:58:37 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3337(SD40-2)
Views:  219   Comments: 1
NS 3338
Title:  NS 3338
Description:  The rear helpers on NS 506 are about to start down the "slide" and through the tunnel on their way to Altoona.
Photo Date:  12/4/2005  Upload Date: 12/7/2005 7:05:49 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3338(SD40-2)
Views:  823   Comments: 0
NS 3340
Title:  NS 3340
Description:  Light helpers kick up snow as they roll east through CP MO on Track 1.
Photo Date:  12/9/2006  Upload Date: 12/17/2006 7:03:57 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3340(SD40-2)
Views:  246   Comments: 1
NS 3341
Title:  NS 3341
Description:  Shoving a load of western coal eastbound through CP MO.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 7/25/2005 6:27:11 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3341(SD40-2)
Views:  851   Comments: 2
NS 3343
Title:  NS 3343
Description:  Two sets of helpers hang on to the rear of a westbound steel slab train as it heads down the West Slope. There is another set on the head-end.
Photo Date:  8/6/2005  Upload Date: 8/7/2005 7:34:48 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3343(SD40-2)
Views:  645   Comments: 0
NS 3346
Title:  NS 3346
Description:  Helpers westbound at the Brickyard (MP 238).
Photo Date:  12/13/2003  Upload Date: 7/21/2005 5:24:19 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3346(SD40-2)
Views:  1107   Comments: 1
NS 3346
Title:  NS 3346
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 1:25:36 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3346(SD40-2)
Views:  620   Comments: 0
NS 3346
Title:  NS 3346
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 3:12:48 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3346(SD40-2)
Views:  637   Comments: 0
NS 3347
Title:  NS 3347
Description:  Helpers on an eastbound pass through CP MO in the NS Pittsburgh Line.
Photo Date:  12/12/2003  Upload Date: 7/21/2005 4:46:40 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3347(SD40-2)
Views:  1172   Comments: 0
NS 3347
Title:  NS 3347
Description:  Former Conrail helpers pushing coal uohill in a snow squaol at MP 238 on the Pittsburgh Line.
Photo Date:  4/24/2005  Upload Date: 7/24/2005 7:57:00 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3347(SD40-2)
Views:  962   Comments: 1
NS 3347
Title:  NS 3347
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 2:51:36 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3347(SD40-2)
Views:  628   Comments: 0
NS 3348
Title:  NS 3348
Description:  Head-end helpers lug a long train upgrade at Lilly. Full throttle and maybe 10 MPH.
Photo Date:  8/6/2005  Upload Date: 8/7/2005 7:39:34 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3348(SD40-2)
Views:  618   Comments: 0
NS 3348
Title:  NS 3348
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 1:27:02 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3348(SD40-2)
Views:  598   Comments: 0
NS 3351
Title:  NS 3351
Description:  Two sets of helpers on an eastbound coal train at CP MO.
Photo Date:  2/13/2005  Upload Date: 7/24/2005 12:22:30 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3351(SD40-2)
Views:  900   Comments: 0
NS 3351
Title:  NS 3351
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 1:24:09 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3351(SD40-2)
Views:  662   Comments: 0
NS 3351
Title:  NS 3351
Description:  A pair of SD40-2's shove hard on the rear of an eastbound at Lilly.
Photo Date:  2/11/2006  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 5:09:57 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3351(SD40-2)
Views:  822   Comments: 0
NS 3353
Title:  NS 3353
Description:  The head-end helpers on NS 506 pass AR Tower in heavy snow.
Photo Date:  12/4/2005  Upload Date: 12/7/2005 7:01:43 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3353(SD40-2)
Views:  721   Comments: 1
NS 3354
Title:  NS 3354
Description:  An Ex-Conrail SD40-2 starts up the mountain at CP SLOPE with a string of empty western coal hoppers banging through the switches in front of ALTO Tower.
Photo Date:  8/7/2005  Upload Date: 8/8/2005 5:44:48 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3354(SD40-2)
Views:  719   Comments: 1
NS 3361
Title:  NS 3361
Description:  Westbound at MP 116 with an old SD40-2 and a brand new SD70M.
Photo Date:  3/12/2005  Upload Date: 7/24/2005 6:34:04 PM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3361(SD40-2)
Views:  687   Comments: 0
NS 3362
Title:  NS 3362
Description:  Helpers on a westbound intermodal at the Brickyard.
Photo Date:  12/13/2004  Upload Date: 7/21/2005 5:26:18 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3362(SD40-2)
Views:  874   Comments: 0
NS 3362
Title:  NS 3362
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 2:57:23 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3362(SD40-2)
Views:  642   Comments: 0
NS 3363
Title:  NS 3363
Description:  Two sets of helpers on an eastbound at CP MO.
Photo Date:  12/13/2003  Upload Date: 7/21/2005 5:28:15 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3363(SD40-2)
Views:  933   Comments: 0
NS 3363
Title:  NS 3363
Description:  Helpers shove tonnage east through Lilly.
Photo Date:  8/6/2005  Upload Date: 8/7/2005 7:46:24 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3363(SD40-2)
Views:  654   Comments: 0
NS 3363
Title:  NS 3363
Description:  Rear helpers shove an eastbound freight on track 1 through CP MO.
Photo Date:  12/3/2005  Upload Date: 12/10/2005 8:01:30 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3363(SD40-2)
Views:  579   Comments: 0
NS 3367
Title:  NS 3367
Description:  Waiting at the Cresson Engine House.
Photo Date:  2/13/2005  Upload Date: 7/21/2005 10:22:24 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3367(SD40-2)
Views:  853   Comments: 0
NS 3369
Title:  NS 3369
Description:  All blue power tries to hold a long string of hoppers loaded with coal back as they head downgrade through CP SLOPE. Notice the brake shoe smoke and the sag in the grade just west of signals. The rear of the train is just passing the brickyard at MP 238.
Photo Date:  8/7/2005  Upload Date: 8/8/2005 5:56:16 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3369(SD40-2)
Views:  670   Comments: 0
NS 3369
Title:  NS 3369
Description:  Loaded coal heading downgrade at CP SLOPE with a clear signal at CP ALTO. Ten miles of mountain grades have heat from the dynamic brakes spewing out of the locomotives.
Photo Date:  8/7/2005  Upload Date: 8/8/2005 6:09:12 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3369(SD40-2)
Views:  690   Comments: 2
NS 3369
Title:  NS 3369
Description:  Eastbound light helpers bound for Altoona on track 1 pass westbound light helpers headed for Johnstown on track 3 at CP MO.
Photo Date:  12/3/2005  Upload Date: 12/7/2005 6:56:02 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3369(SD40-2)
Views:  612   Comments: 0
NS 3370
Title:  NS 3370
Description:  Helpers on an eastbound at CP MO.
Photo Date:  2/11/2005  Upload Date: 7/21/2005 10:18:41 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3370(SD40-2)
Views:  857   Comments: 0
NS 3372
Title:  NS 3372
Description:  Helpers pushing an intermodal westbound at signal 238W.
Photo Date:  9/1/2004  Upload Date: 7/25/2005 6:38:11 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3372(SD40-2)
Views:  912   Comments: 0
NS 3374
Title:  NS 3374
Description:  Helpers just about to crest the summit as the head-end passes CP AR.
Photo Date:  8/6/2005  Upload Date: 8/7/2005 7:58:04 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3374(SD40-2)
Views:  904   Comments: 1
NS 3374
Title:  NS 3374
Description:  Helpers hang-on to a long westbound on Track 3 at Lilly.
Photo Date:  2/11/2006  Upload Date: 2/16/2006 4:12:06 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3374(SD40-2)
Views:  699   Comments: 0
NS 3382
Title:  NS 3382
Description:  NS 37Q straining to drag its train upgrade and leaving a cloud of sand in its path. It was very cold and many of the cars' brakes were sticking.
Photo Date:  2/19/2006  Upload Date: 2/20/2006 10:04:15 PM
Location:  Chambersburg, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3382(SD40-2)
Views:  694   Comments: 0
NS 3387
Title:  NS 3387
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/5/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 8:22:57 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3387(SD40-2)
Views:  628   Comments: 0
NS 3423
Title:  NS 3423
Description:  Three SD40-2's and two SD80 MAC's on the front and two SD40-2's on the rear grind upgrade at Cresson.
Photo Date:  8/6/2005  Upload Date: 8/7/2005 7:28:30 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3423(SD40-2)
Views:  767   Comments: 0
NS 3425
Title:  NS 3425
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 2:50:33 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3425(SD40-2)
Views:  668   Comments: 0
NS 3428
Title:  NS 3428
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 3:07:41 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3428(SD40-2)
Views:  621   Comments: 0
NS 3433
Title:  NS 3433
Description:  Two sets of helpers on an eastbound coal train at CP MO.
Photo Date:  12/12/2003  Upload Date: 7/21/2005 5:16:46 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3433(SD40-2)
Views:  989   Comments: 1
NS 3433
Title:  NS 3433
Description:  Two sets of helpers push a westbound steel slab train through CP ALTO in a snow squall.
Photo Date:  4/24/2005  Upload Date: 7/24/2005 8:03:47 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3433(SD40-2)
Views:  844   Comments: 0
NS 3433
Title:  NS 3433
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/5/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 8:21:44 PM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3433(SD40-2)
Views:  604   Comments: 1
NS 3443
Title:  NS 3443
Description:  RJ Corman RJCX pulls in to Cresson with empty PPLX hoppers.
Photo Date:  10/3/2005  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 1:30:40 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  NS 3443(SD40-2)
Views:  705   Comments: 0
BNSF 6795
Title:  BNSF 6795
Description:  The NS 646 conductor backs his power west through CP MO to pick up two more units. The BNSF SD40-2 even more seems out of place with all of the SD80MAC's around.
Photo Date:  12/10/2006  Upload Date: 12/17/2006 7:34:46 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6795(SD40-2)
Views:  556   Comments: 1
BNSF 6833
Title:  BNSF 6833
Description:  NS 090 westbound with a load-of rail.
Photo Date:  3/20/2005  Upload Date: 7/24/2005 7:36:36 PM
Location:  Chambersburg, PA
Author:  Brad Bender
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6833(SD40-2)
Views:  848   Comments: 1


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