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Pounding past MG

It’s raining pretty good in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania on October 21, 1988, but I was still out taking photos, as it was my first time to see this former Pennsylvania Railroad main line over the mountains. A Conrail TV (Trailvan) piggyback train thunders upgrade past MG Tower between Altoona and Gallitzin, utilizing a pair of Conrail SD45-2s as a point helper giving the road power much needed traction upgrade on wet rails.

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Uploaded on November 15, 2023
Taken on October 21, 1988