The Conrail Heritage Unit at CP Altoona August 2016

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August of 2016 found me in Altoona for the N Scale Weekend. It was a fun event that also happened to coincide with a visit from the NS 8098, better known as the Conrail Heritage Unit.

Because the universe looks unkindly on railfans, it was the trailing unit on a mixed freight heading west over Horseshoe Curve.  The only small favor that we were given was that there were a few gondolas immediately behind it, allowing for an interesting “going away” shot as the power crossed over and throttled up for its assault on the mountain.

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Led by one of the ubiquitous Dash-9s, the train cruises through CP Altoona, the site of a recent auto rack pileup.

 

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The pair of GEs approaches.
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“Here we go.” The train goes through the location of “SLOPE” interlocking where the battle with gravity really begins.

 

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