NS Pittsburgh Line

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Radio Frequencies

160.800
161.070
452.9375	EOT (front-rear)
457.9375	EOT (rear-front)

Railfan Information
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Thanks to Robert A. Shook who allowed many of his photos to be used as examples of the trains listed below.

Trains on the NS Pittsburgh Line
Note: Time is based on arrival/departure from Altoona, PA
Note: "AR" stands for "As Required"
Symbol	Direction	Type	Frequency	Time	Origin	Destination
04T	East	Amtrak	Daily		Pittsburgh, PA	Harrisburg, PA
07T	West	Amtrak	Daily		Harrisburg, PA	Pittsburg, PA
10A	East	Manifest	Daily	Night	Conway, PA	Reading, PA
10G	East	Manifest	Daily		Conway, PA	Enola, PA
10N	East	Manifest	Daily	Afternoon	Conway, PA	Allentown, PA
11A	West	Manifest	Daily		Reading, PA	Conway, PA
11G	West	Manifest	Daily	Night	Enola, PA	Conway, PA
11J	West	Automotive	Daily		Doremus, NJ	Toledo-Airline, OH
11K	West	Manifest	Daily	Night-Early Morning	Allentown, PA	Elkhart, IN
11V	West	Manifest	Daily		Enola, PA	Bellevue, OH
12G	East	Manifest	Daily		Conway, PA	Harrington, DE
12N	East	Automotive	Mon-Sat		Conway, PA	Wilmington, DE
13G	West	Manifest	Daily	Early Afternoon	Harrington, DE	Conway, PA
13N	West	Automotive	Daily	Early Afternoon	Wilmington, DE	Gibson, IN
14G	East	Manifest	Daily		Conway, PA	Morrisville, PA
17G	West	Manifest	Mon-Sat	Night	Morrisville, PA	Conway, PA
18G	East	Manifest	Daily		Conway, PA	Oak Island, NJ
18N	East	Automotive	Daily	Late Afternoon-Night	Fostoria, OH	Doremus, NJ
19G	West	Manifest	Daily		Oak Island, NJ	Conway, PA
20A	East	Intermodal	Mon-Fri		St. Louis, MO	Harrisburg, PA
20E	East	Intermodal	Daily	Night	Chicago-47th Street, IL	Morrisville, PA
20G	East	Intermodal	Tue-Sat		Corwith, IL	Croxton, NJ
20K	East	Intermodal	Daily	Night	Chicago-63rd Street, IL	Croxton, NJ
20Q	East	Intermodal	Daily	Late Afternoon-Night	Chicago-47th Street, IL	Morrisville, PA
20R	East	Intermodal	Daily	Late Aftenroon-Night	Chicago-Ashland Ave, IL	E-Rail, NJ
20T	East	Intermodal	Daily		Kansas City, MO	Harrisburg, PA
20V	East	Intermodal	Mon-Fri		Wayne, MI	Harrisburg, PA
20W	East	Intermodal	Sat-Tue	Afternoon	Chicago-Ashland Ave, IL	Croxton, NJ
21A	West	Intermodal	Tue-Sun		Harrisburg, PA	St. Louis, MO
21E	West	Intermodal	Daily	Afternoon-Evening	Morrisville, PA	Willow Springs , IL
21G	West	Intermodal	Wed-Sun	Afternoon-Evening	Croxton, NJ	Corwith, IL
21J	West	Intermodal	Daily	Afternoon-Evening	Rutherford, PA	Chicago-63rd Street, IL
21M	West	Intermodal	Daily	Afternoon-Evening	Croxton, NJ	Chicago-63rd Street, IL
21Q	West	Intermodal	Daily		Morrisville, PA	Chicago-47th Street, IL
21T	West	Intermodal	Daily		Harrisburg, PA	Kansas City, MO
21W	West	Intermodal	Tue-Sat		Pitcairn, PA	Chicago-63rd Street, IL
21Z	West	Intermodal	Daily		Rutherford, PA	Chicago-63rd Street, IL
227	West	Intermodal	Sun-Fri		Norfolk, VA	Chicago, IL
22W	East	Intermodal	Daily		Chicago-63rd Street, IL	Rutherford, PA
23M	West	Intermodal	Mon-Sat	Afternoon-Evening	Dockside, NJ	Chicago-47th Street, IL
23W	West	Intermodal	Mon-Sat	Afternoon-Evening	Baltimore, MD	Chicago-47th Street, IL
23Z	West	Intermodal	Daily	Afternoon-Evening	Harrisburg, PA	Chicago, IL
242	East	Roadrailer	Tue-Wed		Sandusky, OH	Rutherford, PA
24K	East	Intermodal	Wed-Sun		Chicago-63rd Street, IL	Pitcairn, PA
24M	East	Intermodal	Daily		Chicago-63rd Street, IL	Baltimore, MD
24R	East	Intermodal	Tuesday		Columbus, OH	Norfolk, VA
24V	East	Intermodal	Mon-Sat		Chicago-Ashland Ave, IL	Dockside, NJ
24Z	East	Intermodal	Daily		Chicago-Ashland Ave, IL	Croxton, NJ
25K	West	Intermodal	Mon-Fri	Night	Croxton, NJ	Cicero, IL
25Z	West	Intermodal	Daily	Early Morning	E-Rail, NJ	Chicago-47th Street, IL
261	West	Roadrailer	Daily	Night	Bethlehem, PA	Fort Wayne, IN
262	East	Roadrailer	Tue-Sun	Night - Early Morning	Fort Wayne, IN	Bethlehem, PA
265	West	Roadrailer	Tue-Wed		Rutherford, PA	Fort Wayne, IN
26T	East	Intermodal	Wed-Sun		Chicago-63rd Street, IL	Harrisburg, PA
28A	East	Roadrailer	Monday	Night-Early Morning	Fort Wayne, IN	Bethlehem, PA
36A	East	Manifest	Daily		Conway, PA	Wilmington, DE
37A	West	Manifest	Daily		Wilmington, DE	Conway, PA
406	West	Coke Loads	AR	AR	Baltimore, MD
407	East	Coke Empties	AR	AR		Baltimore, MD
40G	East	Grain Loads	AR	AR	Conway, PA	Martins Creek, PA
42E	East	Grain Loads	AR	AR	Oakville, IN	Harrisonburg, VA
42M	East	Grain Loads	AR	AR	Fort Wayne, IN	Harrisonburg, VA
44T	East	Grain Loads	AR	AR	Attica, IN/Champaign, IL/Kokomo, IL	Harrisonburg, VA
422	East	Coke Loads	AR	AR		Baltimore-Sparrow's Point, MD
423	West	Coke Empties	AR	AR	Baltimore-Sparrow's Point, MD
50R	East	Grain Loads	AR	AR	Elkhart, IN	Harrisonburg,VA
500	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	Eddystone, PA/Portland, PA
501	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Eddystone, PA	Shire Oaks, PA
502	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	Beesley's Point, NJ
503	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Beesley's Point , NJ	Shire Oaks, PA
504	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	Connectiv, NJ
505	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Connectiv, NJ	Shire Oaks, PA
506	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	Carney's Point, NJ
507	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Carney's Point, NJ	Shire Oaks, PA
508	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	Portland, PA
509	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Portland, PA	Shire Oaks, PA
51J	West	Grain Empties	AR	AR	Harrisonburg, VA	Oakville, IN
51V	West	Grain Empties	AR	AR	Harrisonburg, VA	Attica, IN/Champaign, IL
514	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	Chase, MD
515	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Chase, MD	Shire Oaks, PA
534	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	Reading, PA
535	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Reading, PA	Shire Oaks, PA
536	East	PP&L Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	Strawberry Ridge, PA
537	West	PP&L Coal Empties	AR	AR	Strawberry Ridge, PA	Shire Oaks, PA
538	East	PP&L Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	York Haven, PA
539	West	PP&L Coal Empties	AR	AR	York Haven, PA	Shire Oaks, PA
54V	East	Grain Loads	AR	AR	Red Key, IN	Harrisonburg, VA
566	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR		Indian River, DE
567	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Indian River, DE
57W	West	Grain Empties	AR	AR	Harrisonburg, VA	Oakville, IN
572		Coal Loads	AR	AR
578	West	Coal Loads	AR	AR
590	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	Baltimore, MD
591	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Baltimore, MD	Shire Oaks, PA
592	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Shire Oaks, PA	Baltimore, MD
593	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Baltimore, MD	Shire Oaks, PA
60Z	West	Slab Loads	AR	AR	South Philadelphia, PA
61Z	East	Slab Empties	AR	AR		South Philadelphia, PA
62A	East	Farm Equipment Loads	AR	AR	Chicago, IL	Baltimore, MD
62N	West	Gypsum Loads	AR	AR
63A	West	Farm Equipment	AR	AR	Baltimore, MD	Chicago, IL
642	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	South Fork, PA	Strawberry Ridge, PA
646	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Conemaugh, PA	Portland, PA
647	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Portland, PA	Conemaugh, PA
64J	East	Trash Empties	Daily	Afternoon	OHCR @ Mingo Junction, OH	Kearny, NJ
64R	East	Ethanol Loads	AR	AR	IAIS @ Blue Island, IL	Seawaren, NJ
65J	West	Trash Loads	Daily	Night	Kearny, NJ	OHCR @ Mingo Junction, OH
65R	East	Ethanol Empties	AR	AR	Seawaren, NJ	IAIS @ Blue Island, IL
650	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Conemaugh, PA	Baltimore, MD
651	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Baltimore, MD	Conemaugh, PA
66Z	East	Slab Empties	AR	AR		Fairless, PA
67K	East	Slab Empties	AR	AR		Baltimore, MD
67N	West	Slab Loads	AR	AR
67Z	West	Slab Loads	AR	AR	Fairless, PA
688	West	Coal Loads	AR	AR	South Fork, PA
68J	East	Slab Empties	AR	AR	Middletown, OH	South Philadelphia, PA
68N	West	Slab Loads	AR	AR	Baltimore, MD
68Q	East	Ethanol Loads	AR	AR	St. Louis, MO	Seawaren, NJ
69J	West	Slab Loads	AR	AR	South Philadelphia, PA	Middletown, OH
69M	West	Slab Loads	AR	AR	South Philadelphia, PA
69N	East	Slab Empties	AR	AR		South Philadelphia, PA
69Q	East	Ethanol Empties	AR	AR	Seawaren, NJ	St. Louis, MO
82E	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Powder River, WY	Indian River, DE
82T	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Powder River, WY	Beesley's Point , NJ
84A	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR
84K	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR
84R	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Dickinson, WV	Edgemoor, DE
85A	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR
85E	West	Coal Empties	AR	AR	Edgmoor, DE	Dickinson, WV
852	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Willard, OH	York Haven, PA/Indian River/Edgemoor, DE
88K	East	Coal Loads	AR	AR	Powder River, WY	Indian River, DE
C47		Local			South Fork, PA
C48		Local			South Fork, PA
C49		Local			South Fork, PA
C90		Local			South Fork, PA
C91		Local			South Fork, PA
C92		Local			South Fork, PA

Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line
EAST	MP	Name	Tracks	Notes
	PT 105.1	CP-Harrisburg	2	X-Overs both directions; connection to AMTRAK; end NS Harrisburg Line; begin NS Pittsburgh Line; begin Harrisburg Yard; HBD-DED; HCD-19'2" for Royalton Branch; HCD-20'4" for all other routes
	PT 107.2	107 E/W	2	Fuel Pad; DED
	PT 109.6	CP-Rockville	2-4-2	X-Overs all directions; wye connection to NS Buffalo Line, end Harrisburg Yard
	PT 111.1	CP-Mary	2	wye Connection to NS Enola Branch
	PT 113.0	CP-Banks	2-3	Connection to NS Port Road Branch; HCD tracks 1&2 - 20'4", tracks D&G - 17'4"; begin Controlled Siding
	PT 116.0	Cove	3
	PT 119.0	CP-Cannon	3-2
	PT 121.4	121 E/W	2
	PT 122.6		2	HBD-DED (Aqueduct)
	PT 124.2	124 E/W	2	Losh's Run Shop Tracks
	PT 126.5	126 E/W	2
	PT 128.8	128 E/W	2
	PT 131.5	131 E/W	2
	PT 131.7		2	HBD-DED
	PT 133.5	CP-Port	2	X-Overs both directions
	PT 135.8	135 E/W	2
	PT 137.7	137 E/W	2	Millerstown
	PT 139.9	139 E/W	2	Durward
	PT 142.1	142 E/W	2	Thompsontown
	PT 143.0		2	HBD-DED; Triangle Pacific siding
	PT 144.5	CP-Thompson	2	X-Overs both directions; MW Shop Siding
	PT 146.8	146 E/W	2
	PT 148.7	148 E/W	2	DED; Mexico
	PT 151.1	151 E/W	2	Port Royal
	PT 153.5	CP-Mifflin	2-3	Begin Controlled Siding; Team Track, Agway, and Haubert Building Supply sidings
	PT 155.8	155 E/W	3	Denholm Scale - Weigh-in-motion
	PT 157.9	157 E/W	3
	PT 160.0	CP-Hawstone	3-2	End Controlled Siding
	PT 162.3	162 E/W	2	HBD-DED (Shawnee)
	PT 165.7	CP-Lewis	2	Begin Long Industrial Track; connection to Lewistown Yard
	PT 167. 2	167 E/W	2
	PT 168.8	CP-Long	2	End Long Industrial Track
	PT 172.3	172 E/W	2	HBD-DED
	PT 174.8	174 E/W	2	Horningford Road crossing
	PT 176.8	176 E/W	2
	PT 19.6	CP-McVey	2	X-Overs both directions
	PT 182.2	182 E/W	2
	PT 184.1	184 E/W	2	Vineyard
	PT 186.6	186 E/W	2	HBD-DED (New Hamilton)
	PT 188.8	188 E/W	2
	PT 191.1	CP-Jacks	2	X-Overs both directions; Connection to Industrial Track
	PT 193.9	193 E/W	2
	PT 196.2	193 E/W	2	Connection to Bridgeport Industrial Track
	PT 198.1	198 E/W	2	Track 2 - Wheel Impact Detectors
	PT 200.1	200 E/W	2	Ardenheim
	PT 202.5	CP-Hunt	2	X-Overs both directions; Begin Huntingdon Industrial Track
	PT 204.1		2	End Huntingdon Industrial Track
	PT 204.9	204 E/W	2
	PT 206.7	206 E/W	2	HBD-DED
	PT 208.8	208 E/W	2	Petersburg
	PT 211.1	211 E/W	2
	PT 212.8	CP-Tunnel	2	X-Overs both directions
	PT 213.7		2	Spruce Creek Tunnel
	PT 215.8	215 E/W	2
	PT 216.9		2	DED (Union Furnace)
	PT 218.6	218 E/W	2
	PT 221.2	221 E/W	2
	PT 222.3		2	Tyrone
	PT 223.4	CP-Gray	2-3	Begin Controlled Siding; connection to Nittany and Bald Eagle
	PT 225.2	225 E/W	3
	PT 225.9		3	HBD-DED (Tipton)
	PT 227.8	227 E/W	3	Fostoria
	PT 230.2	230 E/W	3
	PT 232.3	CP-Antis	3-2	End Controlled Siding; connection to Altoona Yard
PT 234.0	CP-Homer	2	Connection to Altoona Yard
PT 235.7	CP-Works	2	Connection to Altoona Yard
PT 236.3	Alto	2-3	Connection to Altoona Yard and Cove Secondary; Begin Track 1 is signalled for eastbound movement, Track 3 is for westbound, and Track 2 is bi-directional
PT 237.0	CP-Slope	3
PT 238.2	238 E/W	3	HBD-DED (Tracks 1&2 Eastbound only)
PT 239.8	239 E/W	3
PT 241.0	240 E/W	3	HBD-DED (Tracks 2&3 Westbound only); Sliding Wheel Detector (Traks 1&2)
PT 241.7	241 E/W	3	Horseshoe Curve
PT 242.5	242 E/W	3
PT 243.5	CP-MG	3	X-Overs all directions
PT 244.5	244 E/W	3
PT 245.5	245 E/W	3	DED
PT 246.3	2461E	3	Track 1 only
PT 247.1		3	Tracks split - Track 1 goes to the New Portage Tunnel (1603') and Tracks 2&3 go to Allegheny Tunnels (3600') and Gallitzin
PT 248.4	CP-UN	2	Tracks 2&3 change to 3&4 - X-Overs both directions; connection to Loop Track and CP-AR
PT 248.4	CP-AR	1-3	Track 1 splits to Tracks 1, 2, & "0"; connection to Loop Track and CP-UN
PT 248.9		5	Tracks come back together
PT 249.0	249W	5	Tracks 3&4 only
PT 250.5	CP-MO	5-3	Cresson helper terminal
PT 252.5	252 E/W	3
PT 253.1		3	HBD-DED
PT 254.7	254 E/W	3
PT 256.7	256W - "BC"	3	Tracks 2&3 only; connection to Ben's Cr. Industrial Track
PT 256.9	257E	3	Tracks 1&2 only
PT 258.9	258 E/W - "NY"	3	Connection to Ben's Cr. Industrial Track; Portage
PT 261.2	261 E/W	3	Wilmore
PT 263.6	263 E/W	3	Summerhill
PT 264.6	CP-W	3	Track 1 only; connection to South Fork Industrial Track
PT 265.9	CP-SO	3	X-Overs all directions; connection to South Fork Industrial Track and South Fork Secondary
PT 268.1		3	HBD-DED (Mineral Point)
PT 268.5	268 E/W	3
PT 271.2	271 E/W	3	"AO" Track 1 only; connection to 1 Pit
PT 273.0	CP-C	3	X-Overs all directions; connection to Woodvale Yard
PT 274.8	CP-JW	3	Track 1 only; connection to Woodvale Yard
PT 275.2	275 E/W	3	Track 2 only; Johnstown
PT 277.4	277 E/W	3
PT 278.1		3	Track 3 splits off to the Sang Hollow Extension and the Conemaugh Generating Company "The Huff"
PT 280.1	280 E/W	2	Tracks 1&2 are both bi-directional
PT 283.3	283 E/W	2
PT 286.7	286 E/W	2	HBD-DED
PT 290.4	CP-Conpit	2	X-Overs all directions; connection to Sang Hollow Extension and the Conemaugh Generating Company "The Huff"; connection to NS Conemaugh Line
PT 292.9	292 E/W	2
PT 294.6	294 E/W	2	HBD-DED (Bolivar)
PT 296.3	296 E/W	2
PT 298.1	298 E/W	2
PT 300.4	CP-Pack	2	X-Overs both directions
PT 302.3	302 E/W	2
PT 304.4	304 E/W	2	HBD-DED
PT 307.5	307 E/W	2	Derry
PT 310.3	310 E/W	2
PT 312. 6	CP-Trobe	2	X-Overs both directions; connection to Unity Industrial Track
PT 315.1	315 E/W	2
PT 318.1	318 E/W	2
PT 320.8		2	HBD-DED
PT 321.8	321 E/W	2	Greensburg
PT 324.9	CP-Rade	2	X-Overs both directions; connection to Southwest Industrial Track
PT 326.4		2	Connection to Bull Run and Jeannette Industrial Tracks
PT 328.5	328 E/W	2	Wegley Road
PT 330.3	330 E/W	2
PT 332.8	332 E/W	2	HP-DED
PT 334.3	334 E/W	2
PT 336.2	CP-Traff	2-4	X-Overs all directions; connection to Pitcairn Intermodal Terminal; Trafford
PT 339.3	CP-Wing	4-2	X-Overs all directions; connection to NS Port Perry Branch; Wilmerding
PT 342.9	342 E/W	2	Braddock
PT 345.2	345 E/W	2	Swissvale
PT 346.2		2	HBD-DED (Wilkinsburg)
PT 347.5	CP-Home	2	X-Overs both directions; connection to Valley Industrial Track and Dallas Yard; Homewood
PT 350.1	350 E/W	2
PT 351.4	CP-Bloom	2	Track 2 only; connection to CSX
PT 352.3	CP-E. Pitt	2	X-Overs both directions
PT 352.5	CP-Pitt	2-3	Begin Controlled Siding; connection to AMTRAK Station
WEST	PT 353.3	CP-W. Pitt	3-2	End Controlled Siding; end NS Pittsburgh Line; being NS Fort Wayne Line