What Era is This??!! - This is actually 07/07/07 and no it's not a doctored photo. This is Altoona, PA. Pennsylvania E8 locomotives #5809 amd #5711 (owned and repainted by Norfolk Southern to their original attire) are pulling an excursion run of Septa and restored Pennsy cars around the Horseshoe Curve on a sunny Saturday. The Norfolk Southern and Conrail combo is a set of helpers ready to push an oncoming freight up the Allegheny mountains.