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Up the hill
Title:  Up the hill
Description:  A pair of helpers shoves hard on the caboose as they assist a westbound. Note the diversity of rolling stock on this train, a sampling of now fallen flag roads NW, Southern, DT&I and C&NW. All memories, as is now Conrail for the past 20 years.
Photo Date:  9/27/1984  Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:39:32 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40) CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  439   Comments: 1
Pushing hard
Title:  Pushing hard
Description:  A helper set pushes on the caboose of a westbound at the park.
Photo Date:  9/27/1984  Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:44:43 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40) CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  511   Comments: 1
CR 6288 east
Title:  CR 6288 east
Description:  Pushing up the west slope
Photo Date:  4/26/1985  Upload Date: 3/6/2013 5:09:46 PM
Location:  South Fork, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
CR 6288
Title:  CR 6288
Description:  EB at Horseshoe Curve
Photo Date:  5/26/1985  Upload Date: 3/17/2018 11:04:13 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Bruce Gage
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
CR 6288
Title:  CR 6288
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/1/1986  Upload Date: 12/23/2010 10:39:45 AM
Location:  Lilly, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
CR 6288, the "United Way Engine"
Title:  CR 6288, the "United Way Engine"
Description:  Pushing at Benny with an ex-EL SD45-2
Photo Date:  3/21/1987  Upload Date: 2/6/2013 4:54:23 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40)
Views:  645   Comments: 1
CR 6288
Title:  CR 6288
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/8/1987  Upload Date: 5/9/2016 7:51:16 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  andrew koenigsbbrg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40)
Views:  360   Comments: 1
CR 6288 east
Title:  CR 6288 east
Description:  The United Way engine helping a train ease downhill...
Photo Date:  9/12/1987  Upload Date: 3/6/2013 5:15:22 PM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40)
Views:  402   Comments: 0
CR 6288
Title:  CR 6288
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/1988  Upload Date: 3/7/2015 4:14:25 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40)
Views:  392   Comments: 1
CR 6288
Title:  CR 6288
Description:  MAIL9 WB at Horseshoe Curve
Photo Date:  7/7/1989  Upload Date: 6/19/2015 10:01:07 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Bruce Gage
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6288(SD40)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
CR SD40 6289
Title:  CR SD40 6289
Description:  CR SD40 6289 (ex CNJ 3065) with GP38 7909 at Enola in May, 1978.
Photo Date:  5/27/1978  Upload Date: 10/5/2016 6:43:16 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Andrew J. Erlichman
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6289(SD40)
Views:  379   Comments: 0
Conrail PIAS-3 westbound at CP Ringo
Title:  Conrail PIAS-3 westbound at CP Ringo
Description:  Conrail SD40 6389 and SD40-2 6443 take the PIAS-3 westbound to St. Louis at CP Ringo.
Photo Date:  6/23/1980  Upload Date: 9/4/2010 11:37:29 AM
Location:  Terre Haute, IN
Author:  Rob Sartain
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6289(SD40) CR 6443(SD40-2)
Views:  675   Comments: 2
CR 6049
Title:  CR 6049
Description:  Photographer Unknown
Photo Date:  9/27/1984  Upload Date: 4/19/2009 10:27:18 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6049(SD35) CR 6335(SD40) CR 6289(SD40)
Views:  1014   Comments: 1
Diesels in exile
Title:  Diesels in exile
Description:  An ex EL SDP45 and ex CNJ nee B&O SD 40 drift down toward Altoona for another shove up to Gallitzin
Photo Date:  2/14/1986  Upload Date: 10/20/2014 1:09:02 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6665(SD45-2) CR 6289(SD40)
Views:  402   Comments: 1
Head end helpers
Title:  Head end helpers
Description:  Trailvan and auto rack trains typically got helpers on the head end, due to the train handling tendencies of the long cars, especially on the many curves. Today an EL SD45-2 does the honors.
Photo Date:  2/23/1986  Upload Date: 11/14/2014 2:35:11 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6665(SD45-2) CR 6289(SD40) CR 3403(GP40-2) CR 6608(C30-7) CR 6506(SD40-2)
Views:  757   Comments: 1
Going uphill
Title:  Going uphill
Description:  The auto rack train has passed the park and is now working out of the curve. Note the open racks, nonexistent today.
Photo Date:  2/23/1986  Upload Date: 11/14/2014 2:37:33 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 3403(GP40-2) CR 6608(C30-7) CR 6665(SD45-2) CR 6289(SD40) CR 6506(SD40-2)
Views:  565   Comments: 1
CR 6289 west
Title:  CR 6289 west
Description:  Pushing hard against a CR caboose
Photo Date:  4/12/1986  Upload Date: 2/6/2013 5:17:28 PM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6289(SD40)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
CR 6655
Title:  CR 6655
Description:  Conrail helper set with 6655 leading moves west into Alto Interlocking, May 1987
Photo Date:  5/12/1987  Upload Date: 2/21/2008 9:56:11 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  James Falcsik
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6655(SD45-2) CR 6289(SD40)
Views:  1023   Comments: 0
CR 6289
Title:  CR 6289
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/11/1987  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 4:35:11 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6289(SD40)
Views:  447   Comments: 0
CR 6289
Title:  CR 6289
Description:  EB at Horseshoe Curve
Photo Date:  7/7/1989  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 8:31:48 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Bruce Gage
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6289(SD40)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
CR 6289
Title:  CR 6289
Description:  WB at Horseshoe Curve
Photo Date:  7/7/1989  Upload Date: 6/28/2015 7:01:00 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Bruce Gage
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6289(SD40)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
CR 6289 West at CP Slope
Title:  CR 6289 West at CP Slope
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/3/1990  Upload Date: 9/23/2013 6:31:33 PM
Location:  Altoona(CP Slope), PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6289(SD40)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
(L to R) CR 6289, 6716, 8118, and 6461, 3020 at CP Belt
Title:  (L to R) CR 6289, 6716, 8118, and 6461, 3020 at CP Belt
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/1992  Upload Date: 1/29/2009 7:24:39 PM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6289(SD40) CR 6716(SD50) CR 6461(SD40-2) CR 3020(GP40) CR 8118(GP38-2)
Views:  913   Comments: 2
In the Oak Island departure yard is this SD40, built as CNJ(B&O) 3065
Title:  In the Oak Island departure yard is this SD40, built as CNJ(B&O) 3065
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/22/1993  Upload Date: 3/3/2008 11:08:56 AM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6289(SD40)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
CR C424 2492, SD40 6290, and EL RS-3 1055
Title:  CR C424 2492, SD40 6290, and EL RS-3 1055
Description:  Few units appear serviceable outside the Juniata shops in March, 1978.
Photo Date:  3/27/1978  Upload Date: 10/12/2015 3:25:30 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 2492(C424) EL 1055(RS3) CR 6290(SD40)
Views:  747   Comments: 0
CR 6290
Title:  CR 6290
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/8/1978  Upload Date: 5/12/2011 3:31:30 PM
Location:  Leetsdale, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6290(SD40)
Views:  682   Comments: 0
CR 3636
Title:  CR 3636
Description:  MBT-74 arrives Binghamton with an interesting lashup!
Photo Date:  3/4/1979  Upload Date: 5/11/2007 10:42:13 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 3636(GP35) PNCX 562(GP7) CR 6290(SD40)
Views:  1315   Comments: 1
CR 6290
Title:  CR 6290
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/23/1979  Upload Date: 5/6/2011 2:40:38 PM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6290(SD40) CR 2749(U23B)
Views:  623   Comments: 0
CR 6290
Title:  CR 6290
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/23/1979  Upload Date: 5/6/2011 2:41:43 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6290(SD40)
Views:  441   Comments: 0
CR 6290
Title:  CR 6290
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/23/1979  Upload Date: 5/6/2011 2:42:08 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6290(SD40)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
CR 6290
Title:  CR 6290
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/23/1979  Upload Date: 5/6/2011 2:42:35 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6290(SD40)
Views:  759   Comments: 2
CR 6296 helper on the fan trip
Title:  CR 6296 helper on the fan trip
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  11/1/1987  Upload Date: 3/24/2024 4:17:28 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  224   Comments: 1
"Altoona Sunday," Page 22, 1988
Title:  "Altoona Sunday," Page 22, 1988
Description:  Here is page one of a three-page article by Denis Connell entitled "Altoona Sunday!" It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 22. Partial Caption: "Conrail SD40 helpers 6296-6290 assist restored PRR E8's 5898-5706 on a seventeen-car consist around Horseshoe Curve on November 1, 1987." From here, it's up to Gallitzin, through one tunnel, around the wye, through the New Portage Tunnel, down "The Mountain" and around the Curve to Altoona.
Photo Date:  1/1/1988  Upload Date: 1/25/2025 8:15:56 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
"Keystones On The Curve," Page 25, 1988
Title:  "Keystones On The Curve," Page 25, 1988
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article by Steve Barry entitled "Keystones On The Curve." It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 25. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "The excursion train is still rounding the curve as Amtrak 46, the 'Pennsylvanian,' roars by with F40PH 258 on the point of a five car consist."
Photo Date:  1/1/1988  Upload Date: 11/26/2022 10:05:29 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 258(F40PHR) CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  578   Comments: 0
CR 6290
Title:  CR 6290
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/1989  Upload Date: 2/4/2012 4:21:52 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Steve Pappas
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6290(SD40)
Views:  371   Comments: 0
CR 6291
Title:  CR 6291
Description:  CR 6291 at Horseshoe Curve
Photo Date:  10/8/1978  Upload Date: 2/21/2020 1:52:46 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Paul Maciulewicz
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40) CR 8094(GP38-2)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
Conrail Passing Trains
Title:  Conrail Passing Trains
Description:  Southbound CR SYEN-1 Passing Another Southbound Stopped On Siding
Photo Date:  1/5/1980  Upload Date: 12/28/2004 1:42:23 AM
Location:  Milton, PA
Author:  WILLIAM KLAPP
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  1186   Comments: 1
Conrail SD40 6291
Title:  Conrail SD40 6291
Description:  Taken in the mid-1980s
Photo Date:  1/1/1984  Upload Date: 3/6/2022 9:56:01 PM
Location:  Teaneck, NJ
Author:  John C. Durant
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
CR 6291
Title:  CR 6291
Description:  EB at Horseshoe Curve
Photo Date:  6/16/1984  Upload Date: 3/23/2018 7:45:09 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Bruce Gage
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
CR 6291
Title:  CR 6291
Description:  WB at Hoseshoe Curve
Photo Date:  6/16/1984  Upload Date: 3/24/2018 8:15:25 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Bruce Gage
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
SD40s
Title:  SD40s
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/30/1985  Upload Date: 8/6/2012 11:19:48 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Glenn Fresch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
SD40s resting
Title:  SD40s resting
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/30/1985  Upload Date: 8/6/2012 11:23:01 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Glenn Fresch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
Vans west
Title:  Vans west
Description:  I caught this westbound Trailvan train near Little Falls while driving along NY 5, pacing the Chicago Line.
Photo Date:  7/1/1986  Upload Date: 12/2/2014 4:09:43 AM
Location:  Little Falls, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6722(SD50) CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
Electro-Motive Division SD-40 6291
Title:  Electro-Motive Division SD-40 6291
Description:  ex-Central Railroad Company of New Jersey exx-Baltimore & Ohio
Photo Date:  10/18/1988  Upload Date: 3/17/2008 4:21:04 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  518   Comments: 1
SD40 6291 helps deliver a stack train. this is the former (Red Baron) CNJ # 3067
Title:  SD40 6291 helps deliver a stack train. this is the former (Red Baron) CNJ # 3067
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/5/1992  Upload Date: 3/3/2008 11:08:37 AM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
Racks west
Title:  Racks west
Description:  ML 421 with 78 cars gets a roll on behind an ex CNJ SD40.
Photo Date:  5/27/1994  Upload Date: 9/16/2014 3:16:08 AM
Location:  Blasdell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6291(SD40) CR 6504(SD40-2)
Views:  433   Comments: 0
CR 6292
Title:  CR 6292
Description:  Conrail and C&NW power outside the Alton & Southern enginehouse. CR 6292 is ex-CNJ 3068, nee-B&O 7489, was later EMDX 6410, FURX 3041. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  1/1/1980  Upload Date: 11/24/2009 4:35:13 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6292(SD40)
Views:  690   Comments: 1
CR 6292 heads up CR's PIOI consist of general merchandise
Title:  CR 6292 heads up CR's PIOI consist of general merchandise
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/10/1985  Upload Date: 2/27/2018 7:24:48 PM
Location:  Neshanic Station, NJ
Author:  Thom Horvath
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6292(SD40) CR 6700(SD50) CR 6754(SD50)
Views:  755   Comments: 1
CR 6292 pushing up the mountain
Title:  CR 6292 pushing up the mountain
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/27/1985  Upload Date: 10/24/2011 10:06:21 PM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Rich Carl
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6292(SD40)
Views:  496   Comments: 2
CR 6292
Title:  CR 6292
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/15/1987  Upload Date: 12/20/2023 11:46:14 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 6292(SD40)
Views:  121   Comments: 0


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