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I just got back from leading my old boy scout trip to Altoona. This plan was in conjunction with the railroad merit badge. I spent the last month before summer teaching the course then the Grande Finale(pun intended) was a trip the the horseshoe curve and the railfanning the rest of the areas around Altoona. We spent the morning at the curve. It started slow with two trains down the grade went into emergency. Once that was all sorted out we got a parade of trrains. Six in 15 minutes including an amtrak train. After that we went down to Gallitzen. We saw a couple trains come out of the tunnel and got a tour of the caboose there and musuem by the local historian. He was very friendly and even taught me some things. The next stop was Cresson. On the way there we were lucky enough to catch a Loram railgrinder. This was a real treat for everyone, and lots of pictures were taken. Then it was off to Cresson where we watched a string of Westbound trains parade past us. At this location the scouts built models for their merit badge. Pictures of those can be seen on the link on the bottom of the page. Some had trouble but all finished them and they have something to remember the trip by. The next stop was Cassandra. This was the big hit of the day. The scouts enjoyed being able to stand over the locomotives as they struggled up the grade. After dinner at the state of the art Sheetz gas station plus resturaunt. Then it was off to Juniata shops. We were lucky enough to find the turntable and then even luckier when the workers put on a show and moved the trackmobile on the turntable. So thanks to the workers at juniata shops for doing that for us. Our last stop was Johnstown where we watched the Lightening from the incline Plane. Over all it was a great trip and hopefully the scouts hav gained respect and enjoy Railroads. Pictures can be found at: http://community.webshots.com/album/429173895LUDkaQ Andrew
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