One Wicked Westbound With a Wild Selection of Cars.

We had heard this freight climbing the grade on ascent of Horseshoe Curve as we were walking the steps up from the visitors center.

This Norfolk Southern carload train crawled into view just a few minutes after we reached the plateau where the park is perched.

Two modern GE diesels labored in full-throttle as the heavy train squealed through the curves offering pure entertainment to the host of visitors.

Immediately behind the locomotives was an unusual load riding on a rare 12-axle flatcar. This extremely heavy cylindrical body was described to me as powerplant generator rotor. I photographed a myriad selection of other cars on the train, including a selection of lime green Amtrak balast hoppers. At the back of the train were more multi-axle flats and an very unusual large blue caboose.