Photographer: Keith Burkey
Location: near Johnstown, PA
Date: June 6, 1999
Description: Just five days after the Conrail split - the only indication that anything was different on the West Slope was the symbol of these eastbound coal loads. Norfolk Southern 540 - Shire Oaks to Martins Creek - heads east up the Slope behind SD80MAC 4103 and SD70MAC 4131. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Photographer: Mark Wurst
Location: Allentown, PA
Date: August 1998
Description: A pair of SD80MACs get a freight rolling west out of Allentown Yard during a late evening in August 1999. The lead unit has already been renumbered into the NS pattern, while trailing unit 4114 still retains its Conrail number. |
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Photographer: Mark Wurst
Location: Macungie, PA
Date: August 1998
Description: A westbound NS train with a pair of ex-Conrail SD80MAC's on the point holds at an industrial crossing in Macungie, PA for more main line to open up in August 1999. |
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Photographer: Roger Durfee
Location: Seward, PA
Date: May 4, 2000
Description: NS 7209 works the Huff power plant in Seward, PA. |
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Photographer: Mark Wurst
Location: Freemansburg, PA
Date: July 2000
Description: A pair of former Conrail SD80MAC's, now re-numbered into the Norfolk Southern roster, are tied down with an eastbound coal train at Freemansburg (east of Bethlehem). |
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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. |
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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. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Gallitzin, PA
Date: March 7, 2003
Description: NS 7200 drags a Dash-9 eastbound at CP-AR past the long-closed tower. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Creslo, PA
Date: March 10, 2003
Description: NS 7216 leads empty C47 southbound between loaded hoppers at a crossing. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: SUMMIT, PA
Date: March 10, 2003
Description: The train continues south past a siding at SUMMIT. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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) |
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Photographer: L.R. 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) |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Gallitzin, PA
Date: May 10, 2003
Description: With a second 80MAC added, the consist rolls through New Portage Tunnel. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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." |
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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. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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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 |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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Photographer: Keith Burkey
Location: Punxsutawney, PA
Date: December 31, 2005
Description: Accompanied by several friends, Keith found himself in Buffalo & Pittsburgh's Riker Yard on a very dismal morning of New Years Eve, 2005. The northbound road train, behind a now-dizzying combination of B&P SD45Rs 460, 454, 457, Rochester & Southern GP40 102, and B&P GP38-2 2003, sat tied down on the main. Yard power, and an SD80MAC-powered Norfolk Southern 562, coal loads for the Keystone Power Plant at Shelocta, sat on adjacent tracks. Keith remembers thinking this was neat to see, but the lineup was hardly unusual for the time. It should come as no surprise, but so much has changed in the years since this photo: the quality of digital cameras, NS now uses its own routing to Shelocta instead of relying on trackage rights between from Freeport to Creekside, The GP38s are still in service, but every other locomotive present that day has been retired or rebuilt. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Photographer: Keith Burkey
Location: Punxsutawney, PA
Date: February 19, 2007
Description: Twenty-four miles from South Fork, 51.4 miles from the Altoona Passenger Station, 9 miles from the eventual end of the branch at Gahagan. Call it MP 24, Hillsboro or Nag, Norfolk Southern C47 passes through it on its way to PBS Coal's Shade Creek Preparation Plant on February 19, 2007. |
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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. |
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Photographer: Robert Shook
Location: Jeannette, PA
Date: July 14, 2007
Description: They're now outlawed at Jeannette. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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Photographer: Tony Kimmel
Location: South Fork, PA
Date: October 21, 2007
Description: Three blue 80MACs bring a train northbound through the former lake Conemaugh. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: Salix, PA
Date: February 15, 2008
Description: The rear end helpers have just passed through Salix. |
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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. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: Windber, PA
Date: February 15, 2008
Description: Blue units in Windber. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: St. Michael, PA
Date: February 16, 2008
Description: A former Conrail SD80 Mac leads a coal train back into South Fork after loading on the South Fork Secondary. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: St. Michael, PA
Date: February 16, 2008
Description: A pair of SD80 Macs still in Conrail Quality paint along with an NS repaint lead a loaded coal drag into South Fork, PA. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: Lily, PA
Date: February 16, 2008
Description: After servicing at the Cresson Engine Facility, a long line of NS SD80 Macs in a mix of NS Black and the distinctive Conrail Quality scheme head West through Lily, PA headed back to South Fork, PA. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Windber, PA
Date: March 24, 2008
Description: A South Fork crew loads a train at the fairly new Rosebud loadout just outside of Windber, PA. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: South Fork, PA
Date: March 25, 2008
Description: Several 80MACs on the South Fork wye to get the units facing the right direction for local work. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Johnstown, PA
Date: March 25, 2008
Description: NS 7205 holds down Five Woodvale in Johnstown. The 80MACs were the heaviest units on NS until the arrival of SD70ACe and ES44AC units and the tracks in Woodvale were notoriously terrible. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Huskins Loadout
Date: March 27, 2008
Description: It's time for a recrew at Huskins. The train is fully loaded and will head north shortly. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Central City, PA
Date: March 28, 2008
Description: The loadout at the PBS mine is double track, meaning a coal train can be split in two parts and loaded twice as fast. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: June 22, 2008
Description: NS 7211 and 7210 head up a hopper train parked on Two Secondary at Altoona. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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Photographer: Robert Shook
Location: Ludwick, PA
Date: August 30, 2008
Description: Plenty of horsepower on this westbound train of new empty hoppers. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: South Fork, PA
Date: October 25, 2008
Description: Three other 80MACs can be seen in the yard. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: South Fork, PA
Date: October 25, 2008
Description: NS 7208 is the other blue 80MAC remaining. |
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Photographer: L.R. 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. |
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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 as of this photo. |
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Photographer: Al Moran
Location: Spring Grove, PA
Date: January 2, 2010
Description: 7207 is heading east to the mainline to grab another cut of cars for the paper mill. |
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Photographer: Al Moran
Location: Spring Grove, PA
Date: January 2, 2010
Description: Rolling across the former Western Maryland bridge in the complex. |
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Photographer: Al Moran
Location: Spring Grove, PA
Date: January 2, 2010
Description: 7200 and 7209 shove empties west out of the paper mill at Spring Grove, PA. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Denholm, PA
Date: April 23, 2010
Description: NS 7215 leads a 650 over the scale at Denoholm on the signaled siding. Of course the SD80MACs and the signals are gone, but all three tracks and the scale remain. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Mifflin, PA
Date: April 23, 2010
Description: A 650 coal train (South Fork to Baltimore) pauses at CP-Mifflin waiting for a signal to continue east. Back when this was taken, South Fork was booming. A 'fill train' would typically be kept at Altoona. The 650 would come into Altoona with 100 to 110 cars and add cars from the fill train to make a 130 car train for the remainder of the trip to Baltimore. These days South Fork is much slower and there's no fill train kept at Altoona. |
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Photographer: Al Moran
Location: Baltimore, MD
Date: July 24, 2010
Description: A yard crew brings NS 7201 and 7205 into Bayview Yard to make room for more loads at Consol Coal in Baltimore, MD. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: Summerhill, PA
Date: October 15, 2010
Description: A pair of big 80 Macs haul a loaded coal drag Westbound on the Eastbound main under the unique former Pennsy signals at Summerhill, PA. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: Portage, PA
Date: October 15, 2011
Description: A set of SD80 Macs lead a train of empty hoppers through the former PRR signals at Portage, PA. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: May 2, 2012
Description: A pair of SD80MACs passes the westbound signal bridge for ALTO. |
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Photographer: Justin Sandlin
Location: Horseshoe Curve, PA
Date: July 2012
Description: Railfans greet a pair of SD80MACs on an empty hopper train charging up the mountain. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: July 23, 2012
Description: SD80MACs by the Altoona station with a 651 empty hopper train. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: August 13, 2012
Description: NKP 765 meets a work train led by an NS SD80MAC at the now-closed ALTO Tower in Altoona, PA. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: April 8, 2013
Description: An SD80MAC leads an ES44AC on a 645 hopper train bound for the RJ Corman at Cresson. |
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Photographer: Pam Kovach
Location: Cresson, PA
Date: May 12, 2013
Description: 14 of the 17 NS 80MACs are seen at Cresson gathering together to head back to South Fork yard. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Barree, PA
Date: September 12, 2013
Description: A pair of SD80MACs is eastbound with a heavy coal train near Spruce Creek Tunnel. |
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Photographer: Keith Burkey
Location: Windber, PA
Date: October 28, 2013
Description: SD80MAC 7205 leads two other SD80s out of Windber, PA with coal from Rosebud Mining's Mine 78 on October 28, 2013. Since this photo was taken, the SD80MACs have been retired and sold, and several of the buildings at left have been demolished. Keith says he always wanted to get this shot with better light but never succeeded, so this will just have to do. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Barree, PA
Date: March 18, 2014
Description: For the first time this year I visit my spot at the Spruce Creek tunnel. I started improving this angle last year for NKP 765's visit. Still working to make it just right. First train I caught was a 614 with a pair of SD80MACs for power. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: April 27, 2014
Description: SD80MACs pressed into helper service on the rear of 11V. Only one unit was being used due to restrictions on the amount of power allowed to push a train. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: September 12, 2014
Description: M1A pulling out of Altoona with a pair of SD80MACs and several units in tow out of the shop. |
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Photographer: Joseph Hoehler
Location: Marysville, PA
Date: September 27, 2014
Description: 37A pulling out of Enola yard with an SD40-2 leading an SD80MAC. If there was an award for shooting unusual consists, this would be in the running! |
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March 2015: CSX 80MACs come under NS ownership.
Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: March 26, 2015
Description: 10A showed up earlier in the day with three of the 12 former CSX SD80MACs. Only four of the 12 are able to go right into service. The other eight need varying degrees of work from electrical trouble to major engine failure. |
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Photographer: Matt Mason
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: March or April 2015
Description: The CSX 80MACs still hard their marker lights installed when they were acquired by NS. The 7225 went into service as an NS unit with this unique feature still functional. |
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Description: This chart dated April 2015 shows the status of the CSX SD80MACs as they were being added to the NS roster. Only four of the 12 were in 100% running condition at that time. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: April 24, 2015
Description: Two SD80MACs pull off Two Relay with an empty hopper train. |
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Photographer: Dustin Faust
Location: Tyrone, PA
Date: April 25, 2015
Description: Right now one of those most sought-after shots on NS is a CSX-painted 80MAC leading a train. Only two are in service at the moment. Here the 7219 leads 11A through the streets of Tyrone. |
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Photographer: Dustin Faust
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: April 25, 2015
Description: NS 7219 climbs the mountain west of Altoona after picking up several engines and some cars. |
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Photographer: Jerry Jordak
Location: Macedonia, OH
Date: April 26, 2015
Description: NS train 20E (left) with the Conrail heritage unit passes train 16G with an ex-CSX, nee-Conrail, SD80MAC in the lead. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Mt. Union, PA
Date: April 27, 2015
Description: 16N with NS 7220 leading a pair of CP units. 7220 is one of the few former CSX 80MACs in service at the time of this photo. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: Horseshoe Curve, PA
Date: October 15, 2015
Description: NS train C91 rounds Horseshoe Curve behind an SD80MAC and 3 other units including a former Union Pacific SD90MAC. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: November 3, 2015
Description: Two engine blocks sit on a flat bed trailer at the freight shop. The larger one on the left is out of NS 7222. When NS acquired the CSX 80MACs, 7222 was out of service with a broken crank. It was repainted months ago but is still in the shop getting work done before it can be released to service. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Benny, PA
Date: March 9, 2016
Description: NS 7213 SD80MAC leads empty hoppers up the mountain. This unit has a Leslie S-3L horn, which is odd since the horn is older than the locomotive. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Johnstown, PA
Date: October 26, 2016
Description: NS 7216 leads a coal train passing the 277 signal at the west end of Johnstown. Even though this is a newer color signal, this is one of many automatic signals that would be removed from service on the Pittsburgh Line soon and not replaced. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: January 13, 2017
Description: The fire-damaged NS 7210 sits in the dead lines at the Juniata Shops. It would never run again after the November 2016 fire. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: December 29, 2017
Description: 12G arrives at Altoona with one of the exCSX 80MACs leading |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Gallitzin, PA
Date: December 31, 2017
Description: NS 7212 pops out of the tunnel at Galltizin and is about to start down the west slope. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: January 9, 2018
Description: NS 7210 rests in the Juniata Shops dead line with a fire-damaged cab. The incident occured in November 2016. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Wilmore, PA
Date: April 8, 2018
Description: Five 80MACs roll by Wilmore on their way to South Fork. The rickety bridge was closed to vehicles in the last year or so due to an eroding abutment. It was finally removed June 2021. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: April 22, 2018
Description: 12G arrives at Altoona with an 80MAC/70M-2/80MAC consist. The 2nd and 3rd units would lead 35A the next day. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Fostoria, PA
Date: April 23, 2018
Description: 35A with ex-CSX 80MAC leading an SD70M-2 at the position light signals at Fostoria. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: July 25, 2018
Description: SD80MACs 7221 and 7203 at the Juniata Shops. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: Langhorne, PA
Date: November 12, 2018
Description: Eastbound mixed freight 14G nears its destination of Morrisville Yard with an old Conrail SD80MAC in the lead. The 7218 is one of the former CSX units. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Pinecroft, PA
Date: November 25, 2018
Description: 35A arriving at Altoona with a somewhat unusual engine consist. NS 7212 leads a pair of GP38-2s, both of which are marked for Canton, OH. |
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Photographer: Keith Burkey
Location: Windber, PA
Date: January 19, 2019
Description: What was once Pennsylvania Railroad's South Fork Secondary and later Conrail's Windber Industrial Track, is just now a long industrial spur owned by Rosebud Mining Company. Providing access to their Mine 78 Prep Plant, the several mile spur snakes through Windber, reminiscent of many now-long-gone branch lines in western Pennsylvania. Late in the afternoon of January 20th, as a storm began dropping several inches of ice and snow in the region, Norfolk Southern local C47 moves through Windber on its way north to South Fork. Five SD80MACs - three up front and two on the rear - provide the power to move 100 loads of coal. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Fostoria, PA
Date: April 7, 2019
Description: 35A westbound at 227 with SD80MAC NS 7226 leading. Oddly I shot this same unit leading here about a year ago at the same angle. |
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Photographer: L.R. Myers
Location: Altoona, PA
Date: April 7, 2019
Description: 35A starting up the mountain at the brickyard crossing with a former Conrail/CSX 80MAC leading. |
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Photographer: Darryl Rule
Location: Oxford Valley, PA
Date: May 1, 2019
Description: A former Conrail/CSX SD80MAC leads eastbound intermodal train 20Q into the Morrisville Intermodal Yard on a dreary spring morning. |
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Photographer: Jerry Jordak
Location: Johnstown, PA
Date: June 8, 2019
Description: Jerry's final encounter with an SD80MAC in revenue service was this pair working as the rear helpers on a loaded gypsum train crossing the Conemaugh River at Johnstown, PA in June 2019. The signal bridge is also gone now. |
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Photographer: Unknown
Location: South Fork, PA
Date: December 4, 2019
Description: A doodle on the wall at the South Fork yard office says:
10/10/2019 - Last SD80MACs retired and 10/19/2019 - Second Engineer 'died' due to the use of DPU. |
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Janurary 2020: All NS 80MACs auctioned to Progress Rail and Canadian Pacific.
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