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2005 Railwire Trip to Horseshoe Curve

February 24, 2023 Ed KapuscinskiPhotos

Back in 2005 my friends on TheRailwire.net forum decided to meet up at Horseshoe Curve. These are a few photos from that surprisingly long ago trip.

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Riding the Everett During the 2019 N Scale Weekend

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotos

One of the great things about the Altoona N Scale Weekend is its location deep in the heart of railroad country. The Everett provides a great addition to the mainline action on the Pittsburgh Line.

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Cresson, Gallitzin and Altoona. August of 2018.

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

The N Scale Weekend in Altoona is a great event and a good reason to head out to the east coast railfan Mecca. This weekend was also a good chance to play with my new Rebel T7i and try out its low light capabilities.

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The Conrail Heritage Unit at CP Altoona August 2016

April 10, 2017June 21, 2017 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

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.

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Fall 2014 Middle Division Trip Part 2: Sunday

September 28, 2014April 27, 2016 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

Picking up from the previous day’s excitement, this one started with a run in with a friend, and then a chase for the ages up the west slope. It then continued with another great chase for some rare mileage, and finally a few minutes at Lewistown, for yet another Conrail classic unit.

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Fall 2014 Middle Division Trip Part 1: Saturday

September 27, 2014July 31, 2019 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

My friend Russ organized a railfan weekend heading out to the NS Pittsburgh Line at the end of September, and it turned out to be the best weekend of railfanning that I’ve had in a long time.

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NS SD40E 6307 At Gallitzin

Mostly NS Action On The Way To The 2014 CRHS BoD Meeting

February 21, 2014June 3, 2016 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

2014’s CRHS Board of Directors meeting was held in February, but that didn’t change the weather. I’ve found that snow actually makes NS’s plain black paint scheme interesting to photograph. And photograph we did on the way out to the meeting.

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January 2011 CRHS BoD Meeting Weekend

January 24, 2011June 21, 2017 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

The CRHS has an annual Board of Directors meeting somewhere in the Horseshoe Curve  area. This weekend, while full of serious, important business, also tends to involve a bunch of Railfanning too.

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CRHS 2008 Altoona Convention

October 25, 2008June 21, 2017 Ed KapuscinskiPhotosLeave a comment

The Conrail Historical Society had its first convention in Altoona PA in the fall of 2008. These photos are from the two days of the event.

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