Rounding World Famous Horseshoe Curve Aboard Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian, Altoona to Cresson, PA.
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- Опубліковано 16 лют 2024
- Russell Sharp Train Videos
It’s Wednesday evening, April 5, 2023, aboard Amtrak train 43, the Pennsylvanian, headed from Moynihan Train Hall, Penn Station, New York City to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
We travel on the Norfolk Southern Railroad Pittsburgh Line from Altoona, round the World Famous Horseshoe Curve, pass through the tunnel at the summit of the Allegheny Mountains at Gallitzin and end the video passing through Cresson, Pennsylvania on the West Slope of the Allegheny Mountains.
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My dad ran steam over horseshoe curve. He ran out of Pittsburgh to Altoona many times. He started as a fireman, and got his engineers papers just before being furloughed for the last time on 1954. I love his stories.
Very pleasant viewing it through your camera.
Nice video, good info and narration. Thanks!
Great to see your channel has taken off; Russ
Great video!!!
One of these days, I'll make it through Horseshoe curve when it's both day and nice out. Until then, great video!
Horseshoe Curve is on my bucket list
Track 3 was removed and TCS installed on Track 1 and Track 4 in the 1980s under Conrail. Analysis of the traffic actually hauled showed that the 4th track wasn't justified if there were 3 TCS tracks. Welded rail and remote control of all interlockings was also done. At least 90% of the relays used for the new signalling system were existing ones serviced at Columbus Signal Shop.
My mother told the story of her trip through Horseshoe Curve. She was on her way to see her sister and family who had recently moved to Holidaysburg for a preaching post. It was the early 1950s and evening when the train stopped at the Altoona station. She said it was ,"funny to look across the valley and see the engines. " Also, at the station, the wheels were "glowing red hot" from friction from slowing the load while coming down the hill.
Lived in the Altoona area, Ebensburg in the 1960’s. Loved the Allegheny Mountains.
Nice video! Unfortunately not many go to Horseshoe Curve anymore to watch trains due to them charging admission to the curve now. I go to Cresson to film. Used to go to the curve for free. Sad they made it a tourist attraction 😔
In 1997 Conrail Altoona shops open house over the curve with m a r c gp40 ph and GP 39 -2 what a great time
Rode through there in the 90s but in the dark iirc. Three Rivers I think the train was called. Chicago to Philly. Took a break from the Capitol Limited, which split from the Broadway Limited in Pittsburgh about
i know some ppl onf 42/43 mandiec darlene and ken. used to know another person but he is retired. i rode 43 from altoona to jtown on my buddies last run west. he was retiring on the return trip east the next day. he was a rr man for around 30yrs, started with freight and ended with passenger rr. i have a video of that wkd on my channel. i also have a short video from my quick round trip from lewistown to harrisburg and back as well. i first road three rivers and the psennsylvanian as a kid in either 95 or 96. round trip as a family trip from hbg to pbgh and back. btw the tracks were made bidirectional around 2yrs ago. i have photos of the old brick yard building before they redid the building you see today. if you are in the altoona area i highly recommend a the galltizin tunnel inn.
You would think Amtrak would have a domed observation car.
At about the 3 minute point, you mention the rail dispatcher being located in Pittsburgh, PA. I do believe that, much like CSX, having theirs located in Jacksonville, FL., NS has theirs (from what I saw in a different video) located in Atlanta, GA
nice video. I worked with Tom Davis on the Black River & Western who started the Station Inn after he "retired". He was an amazing railroader and educator. He has since passed away though. I wonder who is running it now?
did horseshoe curve used to be four track all the way?
As nice as the curve is, it’s hard to beat the Tehachapi circle.
Why did they take out the 4th track?