HD Juniata Locomotive Shops of Norfolk Southern at Altoona,PA 09/24/2012 

This is the place where the original GG! was designed and built, and where the entire fleet of GG1's was built and maintained. The history here is stunning.

I worked there, in Altoona, PA., for 44 years. Started there back in 1949 when it was the PRR(Pennsylvania Railroad).

I love Altoona PA, it just gets better everyday.

I am obsessed with trains. Love the video.

When you grow up in Altoona, you always hear people say that this is the dream job for men to have in this town. I always see so many guys try so hard to get in this place for work.

I’ve never seen a turntable at work and was to have gone up to Altoona tomorrow but unfortunately the trip was postponed. Thanks for sharing your great view :-))

Grew up just blocks from this place. Brings back a lot of memories as a kid, and my Dad taking me down to watch the engines on the turntable and having Sheetz hotdogs.

Great Job you had a good day to film and some nice action.. Thanks

I love the dash9 train I'm going to be a train engineer when I grow up I love them and I'm 13

This is great! Thanks for sharing!

Great video, Thanks for taking the time to share.

That's a great video, taken from a vantage point that would be off limit's for most of us. Well done! Rich

Outstanding video! Love the turntable!

Thank you for this interesting video.

Awesome video! Good job guys. Greets

Hey Rich, That video was shot from a public road, I couldn't believe how close I could get. The fence is made of bars about 4" apart so you can shoot right through them. Glad you liked the vid! Craig

I'm a HUGE Pennsy fan, so I love it down there!

Thanks Buddy!

Fantastic video love it

Nice shots!

It's amazing that little orange vehicle can push and pull a huge locomotive like that

Yeah buddy, that place is AWESOME! Craig

Thanks Steven, Glad you liked it. Craig

Thanks William, Craig

Great video

Interesting as always.

I had no idea that railroads still have turntables!

The engineer of that switcher must be pretty skilled to get both the switcher and the road engine on the turntable with the couplers hanging off!

nice video i love the ending

I shared this on FB it got a good response

Juniata Shops is the most important structure on the NS every day thousands of trains tackle Horseshoe Curve and if a train breaks down this is the only place to get it fixed.

Any experts on here care to explain what constitutes a class 1 railroad and it's guidelines for pulling/pushing?

Wow, American switchers/shunters are huge compared to British shunters! They're the same size as the mainline locomotives!

I have one question why does the turntable have a horn?

Hi, The 2220 is an SW1500, They both do fit on the turntable, but it's tight. Craig

At 2:00 I just had to hum the Thomas the Tank engine turntable theme when the engine was spinning lol

great video, what camera do you use?

Nice Video.

I LOVE THE ENDING!! A Stooge fan is my fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2220 has a nice new home in Phillipsburg NJ on the Bel Del

Man that critter is strong

Whoaaaaa...that teeny little orange switcher (or is it not a switcher) moved that D9!!

excelente el video como se muestran estas maquinas y pensar que aqui en chile en santiago fepasa compra estas maquinas ya dadas de baja en su pais..

That locomotive cab in the sign used to be contrail painted.

ITS OVER 9000 THATS FOR SURE

cool! you got the BP4 #999 too!

damn thats a powerful railking the one at linwood yard isnt used much but it could do that

Love to Norfolk southern

Was this taken from the parking lot of the abandoned Sheetz or somewhere else? What time of day was this?

Basic design , but very entertaining to see a Turntable in action . what is it about a Railroad that can get your full attention ?

no alarm when the bridge moves.ouch

I sure do miss the M-2

Since this video, turntable was replaced. All new windows for the building.

thats a fast turn table lol. i wish i seen 999 wen i was there memorial day.. blocks of wood under the wheel? (0:52). 2:15 wats the box under the # in the middle? thats a long set of 2traints. looked like he was way over the line on the turntable lol. 2220 a SW9? the orange thing is a TrainYard Jockey? lol

Anyone who works a 3 Stooges routine into their videos is Alright Jack !

Isn't this the shop that was owned by the PA Railroad? I think it's where the K4 steam engines AND the entire fleet of GG1's was built and maintained.

i bet those orange enginges are powerfull to move those engines great video from indiana i wanna go there do you have to have permission?

Its not New England but it was COOL !!