A heavy westbound CSX freight climbs the grade up Sand Patch at Mance, Pennsylvania, on the colorful autumn day of October 22, 1988.

Q375 negotiates the S curves approaching Mance, Pa.

Westbound stacks grind upgrade at Mance.

CSX's Chicago bound R135 grinds up Sand Patch Grade with seven assorted locomotives, wearing five different paint schemes.

An EMD proudly wears a coat of YN2 paint and lets out a belch of smoke as it powers up the grade through Mance.

Working through the horseshoe curve at Mance on the final day of 2016.

Heading downgrade through the horseshoe curve at Mance.

It's almost the peak for fall foliage in Mance, PA as N720-14 glides downhill towards Cumberland.

An Eastbound coal drag glides around the horseshoe curve in Mance, PA.

Exuding as much brute force and strength as any steam locomotive ever has, Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 walks the Chessie Safety Express up the B&O’s Sand Patch grade. As the train negotia... (more)

Loaded coal drifts around Mance Curve with two YN2 motors up front holding back the train on Sand Patch Grade.

An eastbound train is going away as it passes the post office at Mance, Pa. Thanks to the helper unit's ditch lights being on, it looks like this train is coming at us. The post office is privatel... (more)

A westbound intermodal works its way west around the old B&O horseshoe curve at Mance with four units, all in the Chessie paint scheme. No. 6215 was built in November of 1978 as the WM 4316.

Amtrak passes Mance on a clear, December morning.

An eastbound CSX train of Herzog ballast cars is heading towards Cumberland as the sun breaks over the surrounding hills and lights up the locomotives.