In the last week of "Heritage fleet" equipment service on the Capitol Limited the eastbound train was running hours late allowing a pretty view of the west slope of the Sand Patch grade. When I h... (more)
72 leads the Capitol Limited down the Sand Patch east slope, eastbound and here on wrong main, running around a slower manifest. She's already 15 minutes late!
The Capitol Limited crosses over to the eastbound main at Mexico Tower. You can see Q130 in the background, it's been held to let the late running Cap out of Cumberland first.