Gallitzin Tunnels, PA are west of Horseshoe Curve, where 3 tunnels are located
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Tunnel Hill, Gallitzin, PA Twin Tunnels [3605']: Gallitzin blt 1904 [now closed] & Allegheny Tunnel, blt 1854
East Tunnels,1996 Pat Huemmer		CR 5616 SD60I approaches east portal of "Allegheny" tunnel while an intermodal exits the "Portage" tunnel and begins "the slide", 1998 Pat Huemmer
CR SD45-2 #6657 West bound pushers approaching east tunnels. The bridge(s) in the background carry the eastbound mainline over the abandoned New Portage Secondary track 1987 (see PC6008) Arnold Morscher		CR SD40-2 #6459 Approaching east tunnels on track #1. Grassy JCT of former Mule Shoe connection to the abandoned New Portage Branch can be seen at right, with the "fly over" bridge 1987 (see PC6008) Arnold Morscher
Amtrak Approaching Tunnel Hill - old bridge Jerry Britton		CR C40-8W #8425 West side New Bridge 2002 Bill Blomgren
CR SD40-2 #6387 W Allegheny tunnel David W. Dupler		CR SD45-2 #6665 West boundleaving the tunnels 1987 Arnold Morscher
AMTK F40PH #278 West side of Tunnel Hill (shown with double tracks) Steven M Geisler		PRR #6007 West side, 1965. Randy Masales-BS
PRR E8 #5711 & 5809 West side 2001 Bill Waller		West twin tunnels w/double track R D Johnson
CR SD45 #6085 leaving W Gallitzin tunnel 1984, now closed Andrew Koenigsberg		CR SD45-2 #6664 West Gallitzin tunnel 1987 [out of service 1998). Right was later enlarged for double tracks Arnold Morscher
CR SD40-2 #6381 W. Allegheny 1993 [Later enlarged for double tracks] Arnold Morscher		CR SD40-2A #6366 W. Galltzin tunnel 1994 [out of service 1998). Arnold Morscher
CR C40-8W #6257 west Allegeny being double trracked 1995 BurghMan		CR SD40-2 #6369 West Gallitzin tunnel 1984 Andrew Koenigsberg
CR SD40-2 #6519 W Galltzin tunnel 1993 [out of service 1998). Arnold Morscher		East Gallitzin & Allegheny tunnels with old blowers from the steam era still in place David W. Dupler
CR SD45-2 #6663 E Galltzin tunnel 1987 [out of service 1998). Arnold Morscher		CR SD45-2 #6659 E Allegheny 1987 [Later enlarged for double tracks] Arnold Morscher
PRR RSD15 #8607 East portal Gallitizin Tunnel Paul McGrane		NS 3332(SD40-2) NS 3346(SD40-2) helpers approaching W. Allegheny [New Bridge] , 2002 Pat Huemmer
NS C40-9W #9632 & 9552 Gallitzin PA 2003 J. E. Landrum		PRR wood burner West side, Gallitzin PA 1880 John Denney Jr
New Portage Tunnel [1650'], blt 1851
CR #2418 CR 2418 approaches east portal of "Allegheny" tunnel on track #3 while CR 7885 exits the "Portage" tunnel on track #2 (now removed), begins "the slide", and crosses the "New Portage Secondary" (now removed)... In the foreground is the crossover from track #4 to track #3 (now removed). - George G. Haines III		CR SD40-2 #6399 East Portage 1987 Arnold Morscher
AMTK F40PH #355 East Portage 1987 Arnold Morscher		CR SD80MAC #7206 New Portage Tunnel heads east 2003 Lance Myers
PRR E-8 #5795 W Portage [double-tracked] Bud Laws		PC SD35 #6008 on the eastbound" mainline, having just exited the "portage"tunnel, and is crossing the "fly over" for the former "New Portage Secondary" track which connected to the lower westbound mainline headed for the "Allegheny" and "Gallitzin" tunnels to the right. David W. Dupler
CR Entering West New Portage tunnel 1990 Andrew Toppan		AMTK F40PH 400 entering West New Portage tunnel , 1996 Pat Huemmer
Trailer Train Entering West New Portage tunnel at Gallitzin on "The Slide" 1987 Arnold Morscher		CR C40-8W #6151 Entering West Portage Tunnel Dave Reichley
CR SD80MAC #4100 Eastbound at West New Portage tunnel at AR Tower 1999 Arnold Morscher		CR SD40-2 #6382 Eastbound on track 1 towards New Portage Tunnel at AR Tower, with return loop connecting to twin tunnels in foreground 1996 Arnold Morscher
AR Tower & wye , 1996 Pat Huemmer		AR Tower,1996 Pat Huemmer
CR SD40-2 #6386 Eastbound just before W New Portage tunnel 1996 Arnold Morscher
General Altoona - Gallitzin - Cresson Area
CR SD40-2 #6524 west at Cresson MO tower1988 Andrew Koenigsberg		CR SD40 #6341 Approaching the east "Slope" from west of Altoona David W. Dupler
AMTK E8 #440 downhill at Benny Curve East of Gallitzin David W. Dupler		CR SD60M heading to Cresson, looking east toward Gallitzin. The three tracks in the foreground are higher in elevation and lead into the "portage" tunnel. ©Corel Corp, 1994
CR SDP45 #6690 on the westbound mainline heading toward Cresson ( note the grade differential between the lower westbound and the upper eastbound main tracks) with the PRR signal bridge and the "high bridge" in the background. - Andrew Koenigsberg		CR SD45-2 #6664 Mid Grade[MG] tower between Horseshoe and Galliztin 1987 Arnold Morscher

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