Head-end helpers         
Two SD40-2 helpers guide an eastbound downslope. Helpers are sometimes placed on the head-end because through freight crew is not qualified to handle the slope from Gallitzin to Altoona.
Date: 11/10/2007 Location: Horseshoe Curve, PA   Map Show Horseshoe Curve on a rail map Views: 106 Collection Of:   George C Johnson
Author:  George C Johnson
Head-end helpers
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