This is a 'revival' of a Yahoo Group of the same name that I hosted from July 2004-July 2006 which was placed on hiatus. It focuses on the NS Pittsburgh Line between Altoona and Johnstown, Pennsylvania, along with Secondary lines that radiate from it such as the South Fork Secondary,RJ Corman's Cresson Secondary, Irvona Secondary, as well as Nittany and Bald Eagle trackage radiating out of Tyrone. Though the Group focuses on the Altoona-Johnstown area, discussion and photos, etc can cover the Railroad between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. Discussion can also cover the area during the Pennsy, Penn-Central, and Conrail eras as well as contemporary NS activity. Pictures, files, links related to the area are welcome, as well as postings of interesting happenings such as Railfests, model train shows, excursions, etc. This Group is intended to complement other Altoona area and West Slope oriented Groups. No flaming or off topic postings please! To avoid spam, new member postings are initially set on moderated status.Blatantly off-topic or offensive postings will result in moderation or removal from Group...Enjoy! (Group homepage photo: The days of SD40-2's in Altoona helper service appear to be numbered as NS rebuilds a group of SD50's and reclassifies them to SD40E status. 14 SD40E's are currently assigned to Altoona helper duty, working alongside SD40-2's. Word has it that SD40E's may eventually replace SD40-2's entirely in the helper pool. A pair of NS SD40E's are seen shoving an Eastbound NS 16E upgrade hrough Cresson, Pa on a warm Spring afternoon. Group homepage shot on June 6th of 2009 by David J. Williams-Group owner)*Note regarding inquiries as to how to view pictures attached to posts...member settings will need to be set to 'individual e-mail' in order to view attachments