With Altoona-rebuild “admiral cab” SD60E No. 6943 in the lead, a westbound Norfolk Southern coal train passes over Baum Hollow Road at East Stone Gap, Virginia, on May 12, 2014.
Just before sunrise, train No. 17G permeates the misty mountain valley west of Altoona, Pa., as it climbs upgrade, lugging its heavy train toward the summit just ahead at Gallitzin, as beautiful f... (more)