Phil,
Great to hear that you had such an enjoyable trip, and that you got to see a good many trains. Too bad you couldn't have stayed for Tuesday, as the weather was absolutley fantastic for mid November. It was bright and sunny and the temp made it to 60 here in Johnstown, just great for this time of year. I hope you didn't have to freeze to bad while sitting at the curve though. As for the Harrisburg stuff, also a neat place, with plenty of action. I don't go over that way much but dwil89 could help you out there. As for mountain railroading, if you ever get tired of Altoona, you may want to give Cumberland, MD a shot some time. It can be just as busy, if not busier than Altoona. It's located at the meeting point of the CSX main from DC/Baltimore to Pittsburgh and the old St. Louis line, so you got trains coming from all directions. As with Altoona it also has shops, far more accesable, and active, and also a very active yard. Plus if you ever go there with your own transportation you can check out Sand Patch's horseshoe curve at Mance, PA, I don't think there is a cabby out there that will haul you up the hill to get to it! Other than that the ride on the Capital Limited from DC to Cumberland will also take you through some of the best scenery in the mid atlantic, do a search for CSX's Magnolia Cutoff and you'll find out what I mean. Again, glad you enjoyed the trip!
Scooter
Great to hear that you had such an enjoyable trip, and that you got to see a good many trains. Too bad you couldn't have stayed for Tuesday, as the weather was absolutley fantastic for mid November. It was bright and sunny and the temp made it to 60 here in Johnstown, just great for this time of year. I hope you didn't have to freeze to bad while sitting at the curve though. As for the Harrisburg stuff, also a neat place, with plenty of action. I don't go over that way much but dwil89 could help you out there. As for mountain railroading, if you ever get tired of Altoona, you may want to give Cumberland, MD a shot some time. It can be just as busy, if not busier than Altoona. It's located at the meeting point of the CSX main from DC/Baltimore to Pittsburgh and the old St. Louis line, so you got trains coming from all directions. As with Altoona it also has shops, far more accesable, and active, and also a very active yard. Plus if you ever go there with your own transportation you can check out Sand Patch's horseshoe curve at Mance, PA, I don't think there is a cabby out there that will haul you up the hill to get to it! Other than that the ride on the Capital Limited from DC to Cumberland will also take you through some of the best scenery in the mid atlantic, do a search for CSX's Magnolia Cutoff and you'll find out what I mean. Again, glad you enjoyed the trip!
Scooter