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The faithful had gathered on the hillside on the outside edge of Horeshoe Curve near Altoona, Penn., on May 25, 2013, to witness Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 assault the famous grade. The morning wait had been interrupted several times as Norfolk Southern freights and helper sets growled up and down the Curve. On the radio, double- stack train 25Z could be heard leaving Altoona, making its way west. On its heels was the passenger extra. Somewhere on the hill, No. 765 began to overtake 25Z. The fans in the visitors’ area inside the curve saw the two trains march uphill side by side. But for those who waited at the overlook — well, things didn’t go quite as planned...


PHOTO BY ADAM STUEBGEN


66 JUNE 2013 • RAILFAN.COM


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