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In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horse Shoe Curve, the 2004 PCRRHS Convention was held in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on September 16-18. The convention, also the Fifth Anniversary of the founding of the PCRRHS, was attended by sixty people, our highest convention turnout yet. The following photos from the convention were taken by Gene Fusco and Chuck French.
Pictures of the models on display at the conventions.
Bright and early on Friday morning, everyone was at rapt attention during the annual business meeting.
Secretary Chuck French listens as President Jim Hebner makes a point during the
business meeting, while Treasurer Mike Beverley strikes a pose for the camera.
During a break in the action, Mike Bradley and Mike Wood have a deep discussion.
Mel Agne presents his clinic on installing working marker lights in locomotives.
Playing "Let's Make a Deal" at one of the vendor tables.
Andy Cheselka shows off his latest purchases from the vendor area.
Loading up the bus on Saturday morning for the shop tour.
Our destination: Norfolk Southern's Juniata Locomotive Shop.
The tour began in the Model Room, where an HO scale model of the entire shop complex
is used for training purposes.
These are rebuilt traction motor/wheel/axle combinations, known as "combos", ready for shipment to other shops on the NS system.
Combos in the rebuild area, being worked on.
A former Amtrak GP40TC, being rebuilt under contract as a GP38-3.
PCRRHS Secretary Chuck French poses with an EMD prime mover.
A General Electric C30-7, being rebuilt with an armor-plated cab for service in Columbia.
One of our three tour groups making its way along the tour.
A freshly-painted slug being prepared to return to service.
Outside was a new Dash 9 locomotive, fresh from the paint shop.
After the shop tour, a number of attendees gathered at the "Brickyard Crossing" west of Altoona to enjoy some sunshine and railfanning. NS provided a treat with this office car train which was going up to Gallitzin to turn the business cars on the helper look at AR Tower.
The Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum.
Some pictures from inside the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum.
Dave Hopson, Chip Syme, Roy Ward, and Mike Beverley in front of part of the huge Queen Mary flatcar at the Museum.
Some candid pictures from the convention banquet at The Dream restaurant's party room in Holidaysburg.
