World Famous Horseshoe Curve - Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA | Virtual Railfan LIVE
This is a live stream of the famous Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA, for people who enjoy watching trains.
Actual start date: 6/20/17
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ABOUT THIS FEED:
Horseshoe Curve is the three-track (formerly four-track) railroad curve on the Norfolk Southern Railway's (NS) Pittsburgh Line, the former Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) mainline, between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Approximately 50 freight trains travel the Curve each day.
The 360 camera can pan the entire curve, when an operator is available. During the daytime hours when an operator is not present the camera is placed on an automatic script (program), which does auto pans from one predetermined position to another, but it is not capable of panning with the movement/direction of a passing train.
Amtrak's Pennsylvanian passenger train (between New York City and Pittsburgh via Philadelphia) passes this camera twice daily, once per direction.
There is an ATCS layout available, with server (data) coverage to the east of the Curve down in Altoona itself.
There are 3 radio streams available, see links above. You will also hear conversations (between the dispatcher and crews) from said radio feed being broadcast over the speaker at the Curve.
The engine on display is former PRR GP9 #7048, built by EMD in December 1955 in Order #5408, to Penn Central (PC) #7048, to Conrail (CR) #7048, then donated for display.
When’s the next train? Yeah, we get this a lot. There’s no schedule for freight trains, but some of our more knowledgeable members will provide real-time information when it’s available. Please refrain from asking.
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Gallitzin PA 07.20.12: A Bowl Of Soup Before Bedtime
We finally got the chance to make a clean departure from Altoona (that is, without a train in sight) and returned to Cresson for dinner. What was rain in Altoona was just heavy fog higher up, and as midnight approached we decided to make a late-night run over to Gallitzin.
Even though it technically wasn't raining, with the fog as heavy as it was it might as well have been. The visibility was such that we barely could see from one end of the Jackson Street bridge to the other, and the tunnel portals looked as if they had been submerged in a bowl of cloudy soup - only the very top of the arches were visible over the mist that hung in the cut. The streetlights did their best to illuminate our surroundings, creating a surreal scene befitting a detective novel. All we needed now was a ghostly steam whistle, but the distant horn of an approaching eastbound would do just fine in a pinch.
The formless mist behind us began to light up rhythmically as the eastbound's ditch lights cut through the gloom, building to a steady glow and all the while accompanied by a guttural chugging soundtrack. We could finally distinguish the rest of the portal's arch through the soup as the eastbound's power rounded the curve and slipped into the tunnel, with a long string of TOFC business following along behind. It had been a depressing day weather-wise, but I was going to bed happy.
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (Pennsylvania)
The first railroad to circumvent the Allegheny Mountains, the Allegheny Portage Railroad was the finishing piece of the Pennsylvania Mainline Canal. The Portage, opened in 1834, marking the first time that there was one, direct route between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. All things to all people, it served merchants, passengers, slaves in pursuit of freedom, and soldiers from the Mexican War.
Learn more here about Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS:
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Pitcairn: A Railroad Town (1850 - 1980)
For over one-hundred years the futures of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the town of Pitcairn, Pa., would rise and fall together. This show presents the lives and times of those years using historic photos and the words of those who lived them.
Norfolk Southern Train In And Out Of Tunnel Hill
This is a video I made while on my tour 5 at the Gallitzin Tunnels Park & Museum in Pennsylvania of a Norfolk Southern train going in to the tunnel then right after another one comes out of the tunnel.
PA - Niagara - 2018 Vacation
We had a spectacular time!
Here's info on where we went:
Patton Wind Farm
Railroaders Museum Memorial
Horseshoe Curve
Gallitzin Tunnel
Western PA Laurel Festival – Art in the Park
Eternal Flame Falls
Niagara Falls - State Park
Niagara Falls - Cave of the Winds
Niagara Falls - Maid of the Mist
Niagara Falls - Observation Tower
Whirlpool State Park
Niagara Falls – Luna Island
Niagara Falls - Three Sisters Islands
Niagara Falls - Fireworks
Anchor Bar – Original Buffalo Wings!
Niagara Power Project Intake Liftgates
Robert Moses Power Plant Reservoir
Tim Hortons
Lockport Cave and Erie Canal
DeMans – Trophy Engraving
Double Diamond Deer Ranch
Miller Welding & Machine Tour
Brookville Equipment Corp Tour
Western PA Laurel Festival – Art Show
Cook Forest Sawmill Theater
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RV Destinations: Horseshoe Curve, near Altoona, Pa.
Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pa is one of the best known places to watch trains, they literally wrap around you for 200 degrees.
If you are traveling by RV, drop your motorhome or travel trailer at a nearby RV park and drive your tow or towed vehicle to the Horseshoe Curve Visitor Center, as the road getting there is a bit of a challenge for a RV Big Rig.
Norfolk Southern Trains Both Ways At Tunnel Entrance
This is a video I made while on my tour 5 at the Gallitzin Tunnels Park & Museum in Pennsylvania of a Norfolk Southern train going in to the tunnel as another Nofolk Sothern locomotives come out on the other track at the same time.
PRINCE GALLITZEN CAMPING TRIP 015
TUNNEL UNDER HORSESHOE CURVE IN ALTOONA, PA.
PA Niagara 2018 Vacation
My wife and I just got to spend a week with my family in Pennsylvania. We also snuck away for a quick trip to Niagara with my folks which was incredible!
Here's info on where we went:
Patton Wind Farm
Railroaders Museum Memorial
Horseshoe Curve
Gallitzin Tunnel
Western PA Laurel Festival – Art in the Park
Eternal Flame Falls
Niagara Falls - State Park
Niagara Falls - Cave of the Winds
Niagara Falls - Maid of the Mist
Niagara Falls - Observation Tower
Whirlpool State Park
Niagara Falls – Luna Island
Niagara Falls - Three Sisters Islands
Niagara Falls - Fireworks
Anchor Bar – Original Buffalo Wings!
Niagara Power Project Intake Liftgates
Robert Moses Power Plant Reservoir
Tim Hortons
Lockport Cave and Erie Canal
DeMans – Trophy Engraving
Double Diamond Deer Ranch
Miller Welding & Machine Tour
Brookville Equipment Corp Tour
Western PA Laurel Festival – Art Show
Cook Forest Sawmill Theater
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Oregon Illinois Train Depot Museum December 4, 2016
Train at dusk
Crazy Train -Captain Howdy
January 8,2011 - PleasantVille VFW , Schellsburg Pa
Dwayne,Shawn , Jeff & Greg
** Captain Howdy**
The Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pa, United States.
A tour of part of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Pennsylvania, United States (nearest city, Altoona, Pa.).
Although short lived, the Allegheny Portage Railroad was the first railroad constructed through the Allegheny Mountains in central Pennsylvania: it operated from 1834 to 1854. This collection of clips shows the remains/reconstructions of this important transport link and in a way a perfect summary of the American spirit of the 19th century.
Useful GPS: (copy & paste into Google maps/earth)
Visitor Center: 40.45840,-078.54908
Skew Arch Bridge: 40.45314, -078.54357 (in the middle of Route 22 highway so be careful)
Site I should have visited but I was only passing though on my way to a Pirates game that evening so ran out of time....: Horseshoe Curve National Historic site which looks superb: 40.49803, -078.48407
A Stroll Through Schwab Gardens
This was shot last summer at the Schwab Gardens in Loretto, PA. Specatular gardens, friary, nearby basilica and original music by Jack Servello. Go to corbengeis.com for more photos
Railfanning the Norfolk Southern between Cassandra and Gallitzin, PA February 2002
Trip begins at Scott AFB, IL for the overnight drive to PA.
Steep Streets Of Altoona, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has a lot of very steep roads, a few weeks ago I took a few pictures to show a friend how steep Altoona's streets really are. It's not as impressive as Baldwin Street in New Zealand, but we do have parts of individual blocks which are really steep, and some parts of streets that were too steep to build a road (or you could technically build a road but it was deemed unsafe to do so). I also filmed some footage today of driving up a road that ranged from fairly steep for the most part to very steep for a half block. The roads I featured all are steeper than a 15 degree angle, and I'd wager that the half block of 25th street as well as 18th and 19th avenues near downtown could possibly be as much as an 18 degree slope, which approaches world record territory. The streets in Altoona rival those of San Francisco despite being less famous. Pittsburgh also has some steep roads, such as Canton Avenue.
Locations of various roads used in the video
25th Street - The edge of Dutch Hill, from 4th Avenue to Michelle Drive, steepest part between 1st avenue and Crawford avenue
18th and 19th Avenue - Both between 11th and 12th Street, not too far from downtown
12th Street - Downtown, from 15th Avenue to 14th Avenue, overlooking everything down to 10th Avenue.
2nd Street - Logantown, between Cherry Avenue and Spruce Avenue, overlooking the city and the mountains
Music used: Edvard Greig - In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Peer Gynt as performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra
The music selection is a public domain recording, please do not file a copyright claim on the music used in this video.
VAcation 1996 Part 8
Tunnel, lake, Buffalo Bill State Park, fly by
Channel 4 Takes Ride On North Shore Connector
The Port Authority says a light-rail tunnel under the Allegheny River is set to open as scheduled in March. Trolley rides to and from the North Shore will be free on the new extension, known as TPlus.
Day hike near Altoona Pennsylvania
Old coal mine sit hiking Pennsylvania
The Story Of Roadside America
A short documentary of how Roadside America Miniature Village Diorama got started and became one of the most visited roadside attractions in Pennsylvania.