Q130-14 exits the eastern portal of Sandpatch
Two Amtrak Heritage units lead train 30, the Capital Limited, over Sand Patch Grade. AMTK 184 and AMTK 66 wear phase IV and phase II respectively.
Fog so thick you could cut it with a machete! P030 cuts through the heavy mist with Sand Patch tunnel barely visible in the background.
An old and worn out leader struggles up the mountain on the Sand Patch grade at the namesake "village" of Sand Patch.
NS and UP power lead a short eastbound up to the summit at Sand Patch.
The Connellsville Helper brings up the rear of an eastbound freight as it approaches to top at Sand Patch.
A clean ACe exits the eastern Portal @ Sandpatch
Engineer Tom Kraemer muscles the hot Q137 over the Summit @ Sandpatch on this cold windy day
Q226-26 approaches the 2258 Ft Summit Of The Alleghenies at Sandpatch
Q389-27 has just crested the 2258 Foot Summit Of The Alleghenies
The first taste of Snow for fall 2010 @ Sandpatch ..The Capitol Limited would be the first of 5 trains to crest the summit in the next 51 min on this snowy, windy morning AMTK 98 , AMT... (more)
CSX S216 struggles up the west slope of Sand Patch, passing underneath the old Western Maryland Keystone Viaduct.
After a brief pause at Manila, E645 allowed me to switch locations to capture it racing down the Alleghenies at Sand Patch.
A trio of SD50's lead westbound Q137 over the top as the westbound intermodal train crests Sand Patch Grade.