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By:Dave Abeles
Dates:7/10/2005 - 7/10/2005
Album Info:After a most gracious offer, I got a ride in a small plane from Altoona, PA up the East Slope to Cresson im the Summer of 2005.
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The Great Barrier
Title:  The Great Barrier
Description:  An overview of the City of Altoona and the 'Great Barrier' to the west. Juniata!Shops are to the right, and an Eastbound train can just be seen coming into the interlocking at SLOPE.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 7/10/2005 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  491   Comments: 0
Juniata Shops Overview
Title:  Juniata Shops Overview
Description:  A view looking west across the sprawling Juniata Shops towards CP WORKS and ALTO.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 7/10/2005 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  588   Comments: 4
Hollidaysburg Shops
Title:  Hollidaysburg Shops
Description:  The former PRR-PC-CR-NS Hollidaysburg Car Shops lie largely dormant in Hollidaysburg, PA, in a vnew looking northwest.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:13:24 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  356   Comments: 0
Junata Shops-East End
Title:  Junata Shops-East End
Description:  The East end of the Juniata Shop complex, complete with turntable.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:08:21 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  275   Comments: 0
Junata Shops-West End
Title:  Junata Shops-West End
Description:  The West end of the Juniata Shop complex and Altoona Yard.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:10:39 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  246   Comments: 0
Horseshoe Curve & NS I4Z
Title:  Horseshoe Curve & NS I4Z
Description:  NS train I4Z decending the Great Barrier, at one of the most amazing railroad engineering feats in North America: Horseshoe Curve.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:12:13 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  681   Comments: 2
MG
Title:  MG
Description:  MG Interlocking, nestled on the hillside in the middle of the forest-Horseshoe Curve is around the aar corner.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:17:19 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  477   Comments: 0
The Allegrippus
Title:  The Allegrippus
Description:  The "Allegrippus," encircled by the mainline, with MG around the"corner to the right (East).
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:18:10 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  316   Comments: 0
SF and NS 646
Title:  SF and NS 646
Description:  NS 646 with UP runthrough power heads east down "The Slide" at SF, crossing over the alignment for the New Portage Railroad.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:19:16 PM
Location:  Tunnelhill, PA
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SF & NS 646 on the Slide
Title:  SF & NS 646 on the Slide
Description:  Tunnelhill, PA and the New Portage, Gallitzen, and Allegheny Tunnels* with NS 646 Eastbound on "The Slide" with the tail end of the train still on the West side of the tunnel.
Photo Date:  5/14/2006  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:20:28 PM
Location:  Tunnelhill, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  529   Comments: 1
Gallitzen & Tunnelhill with NS 646 helpers passing AR
Title:  Gallitzen & Tunnelhill with NS 646 helpers passing AR
Description:  The towns of Gallitzen and Tunnelhill, PA in the foreground with the UN/AR helper loop, and the Allegrippus in the background, with Altoona in the valley beyond the 'Great Barrier.' Note the helpers on NS 646 beginning their descent on 'the slide' at the right!
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:21:56 PM
Location:  Gallitzen, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  547   Comments: 0
Lilly Curve
Title:  Lilly Curve
Description:  Looking Southwest over Cresson and MO interlocking towards Lilsy and Johnstown, PA, with the big curve West of Cresson visible on the mainline.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:05:00 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Locomotives:  NS 9153(C40-9W) BNSF 676(C44-9W) BNSF 4880(C44-9W) BNSF 5479(C44-9W)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
Cresson
Title:  Cresson
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Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:06:03 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  272   Comments: 0
e Station Inn
Title:  e Station Inn
Description:  The ONLY place to stay in the Greater Altoona Area if you're out looking for trains!
Photo Date:  5/14/2006  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:23:22 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  310   Comments: 0
The gracious hosts!
Title:  The gracious hosts!
Description:  The pilots of the plane, and the gracious hosts, at Martinsburg Airport!!
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:24:22 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  276   Comments: 1
Rose
Title:  Rose
Description:  Rose Yard in East Altoona, PA. The Easternmost end of the massive Juniata Shop complex is on the left, with CP HOMER visiblk just to the right of the bridge.
Photo Date:  7/10/2005  Upload Date: 5/14/2006 9:07:49 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  David Abeles
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Views:  296   Comments: 0


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