Norfolk Southern Gallery

Photographer: Roger Durfee Location: Altoona, PA Date: June 19, 1999 Description: Only 19 days after Conrail, and CR 4118 and 4126 are leading TV2-HK through Altoona.

Photographer: Roger Durfee Location: Gallitzin, PA Date: July 12, 1999 Description: NS 7204 leads the not-yet-renumbered CR 4102 at CP-AR in Gallitzin with PIMO-0. NS 7204 spent a very short time in blue.

Photographer: Roger Durfee Location: Seward, PA Date: May 4, 2000 Description: NS 7209 works the Huff power plant in Seward, PA.

Photographer: Roger Durfee Location: South Fork, PA Date: October 12, 2000 Description: NS 7205 passes SO tower as it prepares to enter South Fork yard with some bad ordered hoppers from Johnstown. SO tower was destroyed by fire on November 8, 2008. Arson is the suspected cause.

Photographer: Roger Durfee Location: Cresson, PA Date: October 23, 2000 Description: NS 7216 with the local out of South Fork passes under Rt 53 on its way to Gallitzin to switch the lumber company. All this power will then head back to Cresson for servicing.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Tyrone, PA Date: March 23, 2002 Description: NS 7200 and sister escape local service and take this manifest to Harrisburg. NS has removed all marker lights on the 80MACs as they have done with most other former Conrail units.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Cresson, PA Date: April 14, 2002 Description: On this date, a total of 7 NS 80MACs were at the Cresson enginehouse for servicing. From Arch Street, two pairs, including NS 7206 and 7203, are seen ready to depart.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Central City, PA Date: December 30, 2002 Description: NS 7206 waits for a crew to take her hoppers to the mine on the South Fork Secondary. I like to think of this 30-mile coal-hauling branch as a modern day East Broad Top Railroad.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Gallitzin, PA Date: March 7, 2003 Description: NS 7200 drags a Dash-9 eastbound at CP-AR past the long-closed tower.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Creslo, PA Date: March 10, 2003 Description: NS 7216 leads empty C47 southbound between loaded hoppers at a crossing.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: SUMMIT, PA Date: March 10, 2003 Description: The train continues south past a siding at SUMMIT.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: NAG, PA Date: March 10, 2003 Description: Two MACs on the front and another two on the rear are required to make the 3+% grade at NAG. (thumbnail is cropped)

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Cairnbrook, PA Date: March 10, 2003 Description: C47 finally makes it to the level spot between CAIRN and Central City where it will tie down. (thumbnail is cropped)

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Gallitzin, PA Date: May 10, 2003 Description: With a second 80MAC added, the consist rolls through New Portage Tunnel.

Photographer: Paolo Roffo Location: South Fork, PA Date: October 16, 2003 Description: NS 7203 and 7213 await their next assignment in the yard while in the below photo, four others head to Altoona.

Photographer: Paolo Roffo Location: Cassandra, PA Date: October 16, 2003 Description: Four SD80MACs lead by NS 7212 are headed to Altoona as the C90 local out of South Fork. This local is usually how the MACs make it to Altoona for major servicing.

Photographer: Marty Finnigan Location: Altoona, PA Date: January 17, 2004 Description: NS 7215 brings up the rear of local C90 at the westbound signals at Alto.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Cresson, PA Date: February 5, 2004 Description: NS 7207 is the power for this plow extra on track one at the "high bridge."

Photographer: Tony Kimmel Location: South Fork, PA Date: July 7, 2004 Description: An SD80MAC trio assist's in dragging a 20R back west of CP SO interlocking so the dispatcher can reroute the 20R up track 2 since a 20Q had stalled ahead of it on track 1.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Cresson, PA Date: July 30, 2004 Description: Tonight there are 5 MACs at Cresson. One cut is taking their turn at the fueling, inspection, and sanding stations.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Cresson, PA Date: July 30, 2004 Description: Freshly-painted 7203 is around back. The last MAC is being serviced and this cut of three will be taken toward the RJ Corman yard and switched to the west leg of the wye.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Cresson, PA Date: August 8, 2004 Description: On the weekends, the SD80MACs can usually be spotted at Cresson for at least a little while. 7212 and 7206 are receiving fuel.

Photographer: Paolo Roffo Location: Cresson, PA Date: September 5, 2004 Description: NS 7211 and 7212 escaped local sevice for a week or so bouncing back and forth between Conway and eastern PA. Today the pair heads west on 11A

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Mill Creek, PA Date: September 6, 2004 Description: NS 7211 and 7212 from the day before speed east on the main line at 50 mph. Intermodals have a max speed of 60 mph at this location.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Mill Creek, PA Date: October 5, 2004 Description: 7216 is at the rear of an empty train for the PBS mine on the South Fork Secondary.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Altoona, PA Date: May 13, 2006 Description: The Trackmobile at the Juniata Shop left alone and returned with NS 7207. Check out the size difference.

Photographer: Robert Shook Location: Clarksburg, PA Date: August 2006 Description: NS 7206 does the honors of leading Y62, the first revenue train up the new Keystone Secondary to the Shelocta plant.

Photographer: Andrew Blaszczyk Location: Cresson, PA Date: January 19, 2007 Description: Andrew captured a great silhouette of NS 7210 with the homes of Cresson in the background.

Photographer: Andrew Blaszczyk Location: Cresson, PA Date: January 19, 2007 Description: A ghostly scene as NS 7207 cuts through the weather leading two other sisters into the Cresson enginehouse.

Photographer: Tony Kimmel Location: South Fork, PA Date: January 21, 2007 Description: Here is the NS C90 coming in on the west leg of the wye, returning from Huff power plant.

Photographer: Tom Granville Location: Hillsboro, PA Date: February 4, 2007 Description: Empties are on their way to the PBS mine at the end of the South Fork Secondary.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Altoona, PA Date: April 21, 2007 Description: Can you find NS 7203 in this view?

Photographer: Robert Shook Location: George's Station, PA Date: July 14, 2007 Description: NS 7200 and sister are in charge of a coal train today.

Photographer: Robert Shook Location: Jeannette, PA Date: July 14, 2007 Description: They're now outlawed at Jeannette.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Cresson, PA Date: October 10, 2007 Description: Local C90 is usually known as the 'overpowered local' with two or three SD80MAC's and just a handfull of cars. Today, C90 has almost 40 cars, but 10,000 hp handles it easily. 7207 is leading the train through CP-MO on its way to Conemaugh.

Photographer: Tony Kimmel Location: South Fork, PA Date: October 21, 2007 Description: Three blue 80MACs bring a train northbound through the former lake Conemaugh.

Photographer: Tom Granville Location: South Fork, PA Date: November 4, 2007 Description: C90 is on its way to Cresson with five SD80MACs and a Dash 9.

Photographer: Robert Shook Location: George's Station, PA Date: January 19, 2008 Description: Two black 80MAC's and a highhood Geep are "mainlining" on the 11A.

Photographer: Darryl Rule Location: South Fork, PA Date: February 15, 2008 Description: Empty hoppers bound for the reopened Rosebud loadout are southbound through the old dam.

Photographer: Darryl Rule Location: Salix, PA Date: February 15, 2008 Description: The rear end helpers have just passed through Salix.

Photographer: Darryl Rule Location: Windber, PA Date: February 15, 2008 Description: The reopening of mine 78 requires the big MAC's to operate right through Windber. The town police flag the crossings because of the long absence of rail traffic here.

Photographer: Darryl Rule Location: Windber, PA Date: February 15, 2008 Description: Blue units in Windber.

Photographer: William Klapp Location: South Williamsport, PA Date: March 22, 2008 Description: Northbound at milepost 216 on the Buffalo Line with hoppers for RJ Corman at Keating.

Photographer: J. Alex Lang Location: Acmetonia, PA Date: March 23, 2008 Description: NS 7204 is paired with another EMD leading the 68Q ethanol train eastbound on the Conemaugh Line. The next day it was back in South Fork.

Photographer: William Klapp Location: Millersburg, PA Date: March 23, 2008 Description: 7216 leads loaded B&P hoppers southbound on the Buffalo Line. What a lashup.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Central City, PA Date: March 28, 2008 Description: The C47 crew has finished loading and is recrewed at the PBS Coal Company loadout south of Central City on the South Fork Secondary.

Photographer: Paolo Roffo Location: Summerhill, PA Date: May 13, 2008 Description: A 650 from South Fork has just pulled out onto the main at CP-W and is eastbound to Altoona. The hauling power is a trio of black 80MAC's, and on the rear, shoving with all their 10,000 combined horsepower, is a pair of blue 80MACs. This is Paolo's last photo from the west slope of the Pittsburgh Line as he graduated PSU three days later and returned home.

Photographer: Robert Shook Location: Greensburg, PA Date: May 23, 2008 Description: NS 7209 and 7206 landed a pair of truck trains for a trip. They probably had little trouble making 60 mph. 26T is eastbound at Greensburg.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Tyrone, PA Date: June 17, 2008 Description: Empty hopper train 611 is westbound at Plumbers Crossing with NS 7207 in charge. The 80MAC would get set off in Altoona and the train would continue to Conway with the trailing C40-9W as the leader.

Photographer: Robert Shook Location: Ludwick, PA Date: August 30, 2008 Description: Plenty of horsepower on this westbound train of new empty hoppers.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: South Fork, PA Date: October 25, 2008 Description: For the CR Historical Society's 2008 convention, NS allowed cab tours in one of the two remaining blue SD80MACs, and an all blue helper set. Photos taken in South Fork yard with permission.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: South Fork, PA Date: October 25, 2008 Description: Three other 80MACs can be seen in the yard.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: South Fork, PA Date: October 25, 2008 Description: NS 7208 is the other blue 80MAC remaining.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Altoona, PA Date: October 26, 2008 Description: A 650 coal train for Baltimore sits in Altoona waiting for a crew with two SD80MACs for power.

Photographer: Fred Shook Location: Greensburg, PA Date: October 31, 2008 Description: 593 is westbound with empty hoppers for Shire Oaks. 7205 is one of two blue 80MACs left on NS.