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Viewing Album:  Last days of 4 tracks at Horseshoe Curve
 
By:Alan Page
Dates:3/13/1981 - 3/13/1981
Album Info:Horseshoe Curve was busy on a sunny March day in 1981. 3-6 unit lashups handled everything from hot TV trains, to coal, and mixed freight. 2-4 unit pushers assisted getting over the top, or handling braking down the hill. While tracks 1, 3, and 4 were busy, gone was the action on track 2, which would be removed by CR in the weeks ahead.
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Former PC trio rush piggybacks up Horseshoe
Title:  Former PC trio rush piggybacks up Horseshoe
Description:  With smoke trailing, a former PC SD trio pulls hard with hot piggybacks up Horseshoe in March, 1981.
Photo Date:  3/13/1981  Upload Date: 4/15/2017 6:34:59 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  245   Comments: 2
Former PC trio rush piggybacks up Horseshoe
Title:  Former PC trio rush piggybacks up Horseshoe
Description:  Almost lost in the immensity of Horseshoe, a former PC SD trio rush piggybacks up hill in March, 1981.
Photo Date:  3/13/1981  Upload Date: 4/15/2017 6:32:38 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  183   Comments: 2
CR RS3M's 9937 and 9929
Title:  CR RS3M's 9937 and 9929
Description:  CR RS3M's 9937 and 9929 take a rest from working Rose yard at Altoona in March, 1981. Older retired GP9's, an EL RS3, and other retired units rest in one of Altoona's deadlines loom behind.
Photo Date:  3/13/1981  Upload Date: 3/15/2016 8:33:15 AM
Location:  Altoona(Rose Yard), PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 9937(RS3M) CR 9929(RS3M) CR 7060(GP9)
Views:  1154   Comments: 3
CR SD40 6332 and 1978-built SD40-2 6448
Title:  CR SD40 6332 and 1978-built SD40-2 6448
Description:  CR SD40 6332 and 1978-built SD40-2 6448 assist with the braking down the hill at Horseshoe in March, 1981.
Photo Date:  3/13/1981  Upload Date: 3/15/2016 10:02:31 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6332(SD40) CR 6448(SD40-2)
Views:  563   Comments: 3
CR SD40-2 6378 leads GP38 7910 and SD45 6177 past a slower mixed freight
Title:  CR SD40-2 6378 leads GP38 7910 and SD45 6177 past a slower mixed freight
Description:  CR SD40-2 6378, GP38 7910, and SD45 6177 lead a hot TV train past a slower mixed freight as they both pound up the hill at Horseshoe Curve.
Photo Date:  3/13/1981  Upload Date: 3/15/2016 10:12:34 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6378(SD40-2) CR 7910(GP38) CR 6177(SD45) CR 6313(SD40)
Views:  945   Comments: 2
Amtrak F40PH 357
Title:  Amtrak F40PH 357
Description:  Amtrak F40PH 357 eases down the Curve in March, 1981. Better resolution scan added.
Photo Date:  3/13/1981  Upload Date: 3/12/2018 5:43:35 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 357(F40PH)
Views:  402   Comments: 0
CR GP38-2 8251 leads former LV GP38AC 7656
Title:  CR GP38-2 8251 leads former LV GP38AC 7656
Description:  CR GP38-2 8251 leads former LV GP38AC 7656 down Horseshoe Curve in March, 1981. Better resolution scan added.
Photo Date:  3/13/1981  Upload Date: 3/12/2018 5:37:01 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 7656(GP38AC) CR 8251(GP38-2)
Views:  506   Comments: 0
CR GP38-2 8251 leads former LV GP38AC 7656 down the Curve
Title:  CR GP38-2 8251 leads former LV GP38AC 7656 down the Curve
Description:  CR GP38-2 8251 leads former LV GP38AC 7656 down Horseshoe Curve in March, 1981.
Photo Date:  3/13/1981  Upload Date: 3/12/2018 5:56:49 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 8251(GP38-2) CR 7656(GP38AC)
Views:  434   Comments: 0
CR GP38-2 8251 leads former LV GP38AC 7656 down the Curve
Title:  CR GP38-2 8251 leads former LV GP38AC 7656 down the Curve
Description:  CR GP38-2 8251 leads former LV GP38AC 7656 down Horseshoe Curve in March, 1981. Better resolution scan added.
Photo Date:  3/13/1981  Upload Date: 3/12/2018 6:04:35 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 7656(GP38AC) CR 8251(GP38-2)
Views:  429   Comments: 0

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