Conway-Altoona Railroad Roundtrip and Horseshoe Curve

Beautiful Pictures on the Norfolk Southern Mainlines...Ft.Wayne Line, Conemaugh Line, Pittsburgh Line, and the Mon Line. If you want to see what the eyes of the Conductor and Engineer see then check out this video. I have special pictures in of the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA. I also have pictures in there of the Wal-Mart landslide that caused a shutdown for Norfolk Southern for about 3 days. It also closed Rt.65 for about a week! Talk about heavy fines for Wal-Mart.
Hope you guys enjoy this! Let me know what you think!

[@JerryTaylor501]

I was an Engineer on CONRAIL for twenty years. I was promoted to engineer on March 2 1979 and my first pool job was the C-8 engine crew, Conway to Altoona via the Conemaugh line. All of the images in your photos I know like I know my driveway. Thanks for the memories, I loved working as an engineer for CONRAIL, it was indeed a first class railroad. Sincerely, G.S.Taylor 760794 (Hotwheels)

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Excellent! Truely a great presentation. It's amazing where they lay railraods the places they do. Never a dull moment eh?

[@sav1028]

Great vid! Love the interesting perspective of Altoona, my beloved hometown. Awesome! Thanks for posting.

[@dave0028]

Great presentation. It was interesting to see the landslide from the locomotive view. I work at Conway yards in the engine house. Thanks for sharing.

[@Hail2Pitt412]

Fantastic Video! The photos and sights along the line seem to be quite nice and i like it! Stay Safe on the rails, and hope no accidents come your way...

[@screaminfiero]

Yea, I hope you enjoyed it. I just thought I'd put this up for everyone to take a glance or two. As for the landslide...It was a day after, and the minimal amount of dirt was on the tracks. So they were able to clean off at least one track. The day before, it was almost completely blocked off.

[@BNSFBJ]

Wonderful presentation man!!!! Must feel great to know that your 1 of the mightiest machines on this planet!!!! See yah alone line....OVER AND OUT Thanx for sharin!!;o)

[@JlMMIEJAM]

Great pics ! You got some Conemaugh and Mon Line stuff squezed in there too. LOL @ at skinning the westbound freight at 6:55

[@youbite1]

i love it when you go to a concert and some drunk guy yells free bird outa nowhere

[@BDOUG23]

Great video. I was hoping to find video on a train through the curve. My family and I went to the HS Curve a couple of years ago. Neat to see it from the trains perspective.

[@Jordiebwatchingtrains]

man i love this video i just came from railfaning over in conway but my dad dosent like 2 take me railfaning beacuse he said the police might think im up 2 sumtin but im just there 2 enjoy trains great video love it

[@MissRailfan]

I'd love to do that, take a round trip on NS or anyother train & sit in the cab. kool video!!

[@FlyBikes089]

sweet video!

[@screaminfiero]

Only right past Pittsburgh to hop on the Port Perry Branch. I wouldn't mind qualifying down there.

[@Hail2Pitt412]

wow great video!!! i just wish i was there in a cab of an engine to really get to see the beautiful sencery! just cant wait for my yearly trip to the famous curve. once i figure out when im going i will let you know and maybe while im railfanning i will see you in that cab taking a train up or down the curve. if you arent going that way when may i some time see you pass by in a train.

[@Hickler90]

wow, thanks for this, love seeing all of the neat sights, and it looks like the engine youre in when you were on the curve was a newly painted sd40-2 just a guess though...but anyway thank you

[@SinSilvia]

guy ruff ! its jesse from the airport haha nice vids man!

[@MissRailfan]

I'd love 2 be an NS Engineer. Especially the Pittsburgh line.

[@KSE828]

Yeah Free Bird!

[@minutemanmac]

Very good pics! I thought that this was going to be an actual video though...only reason I rated it lower.

[@NSHorseheadSD70]

If you do let me know. I live in Morgantown on the Loveridge Secondary.

[@ChessieSeaboardX]

I live in TN, but my wife has family in Somerset, KY.

[@Hail2Pitt412]

wow i was just guessing i got lucky there! you must be coming in 2 conway yard going towards pittsburgh

[@Jordiebwatchingtrains]

i cant wait tell im a conductor for ns one more year of high school then im applayg for the conductor job in conway

[@MissRailfan]

good luck

[@MissRailfan]

some of these pixs are not in the order from Conway to Altoona (Horseshoe Cuvre is the way to Pitts burgh not from Pittsburgh @ 2 mins 50 seconds, he starts back @ HSC) just 2 let ya'll know. kool video

[@screaminfiero]

Out of Conway, and there is a big possibility that we will.

[@youbite1]

man.....i am going to make this my living if it takes me though hell

[@Hail2Pitt412]

5:13 I'd regonize that spot anyday, CP BLOOM, PITT Line, right by the Amtrak Station. the Capitol Limited take the far track on the right to the CSX P&W Sub via to Washington D.C.

[@canadiantimberwolf1]

sorry about the spelling, i was in the dark..LOL. the Wal-Mart Landslide can i get more info please.

[@canadiantimberwolf1]

Sheeez,sorry about my typing and spelling.I was in the dark.Now, I have some light,can someone tell me about this Wal-Mart Landslide in P.A I saw in the slides.I can see a lot of dirt and construction crews cleaning up.I'm living over here in the U.K.Being from Canada that kind of information would have been shown on the news.

[@MissRailfan]

free bird--lynard skinnard

[@Hail2Pitt412]

one question at the very ending of the video what yard were you entering at that point would it possibly be conway yard

[@Automcanic]

are you out of Altoona or Pittsburgh? I used to come into Conway from Toledo now talk about a sharp curve! What I miss from that is coming into Cleveland around dusk and seeing the skyline still but majority of lights are still on. I liked the small towns around Alliance with the roads so close together non-stop horn really... Good Vid the wal-mart slide looks huge and with all the equipment on the hill makes it look even bigger thanks again

[@Jordiebwatchingtrains]

where you on the canamaugh and the pittsburgh line

[@NSHorseheadSD70]

How far south do you go on the Mon Line? Do you go into Brownsville on the Loveridge Secondary?

[@PaulPeirceFan]

what type of engine were u in and what type of train?

[@canadiantimberwolf1]

Xould someonetell me about the Wal-Mart Lanslife.Living in the U.K for a while I know nothing about it.

[@csxno601]

What is this song?

[@Jordiebwatchingtrains]

o ok

[@norfolkdash9]

Ahh ok, I live in KY

[@nssd70m2]

Wow , great video! Where you in a ES40DC?

[@choirboyfromhell1]

Middle Division.

[@norfolkdash9]

Where do you actually live? KY?

[@csxcw44ac]

thats their nick name. engineers call them that all the time.

[@MissRailfan]

can i go to a few games? lol

[@csxcw44ac]

looks like a crap 9, crap 8 or gevo.

[@epistte]

I went to U-Pitt so I recognize Bridgeburgh Pa and the surrounding countryside. The song sucks.