Nearly cresting the climb to the Summit, the VRS Ethanol Extra - 13,000 horsepower strong - is on its way to Bellows Falls for interchange to the NECR.
With a total of 9000 horsepower working hard, Green Mountain Railroad train 263 heads for the summit of the eastbound ruling grade on the Bellows Falls Subdivision.
Reaching the climax of a steady climb from Rutland, GMRC train 263 crests the grade at Summit, Vermont with the matched red GP40-2s of VTR 303 and CLP 306.