“You Pull 4300 Tons…” ...and what’ya get? Well, with a compromised power assortment, you get a stall, just moments after this exposure. With 31 cement loads out of Union Bridge, the +1.37% grade approaching Rocky Ridge proper was just too much for UBHF(W), due to an ailing first trailing unit and leaf litter on the rail. The second attempt at the grade, augmented by sanding, was more successful.
