A slug-set leads eastbound Q378 to the top of the west slope of Sand Patch Grade.

Amtrak's eastbound Capitol Limited approaches Sand Patch.

As the sun pops over the ridge the frost burns off as the eastbound Capital Ltd approaches the summit at Sand Patch

On a frosty fall morning, three units lead Amtrak's eastbound Capitol Limited towards the summit at Sand Patch.

Q368 rolls down the mountain on a cold and wet Sand Patch morning.

It's a rainy, dreary and foggy morning on the patch but the colors still look great on the mountain as Q217 gets a friendly push up the hill.

Back in 2000 you could find all kinds of lashups running around on CSX. Here a westbound manifest exits Sand Patch tunnel with an ex-con and a leaser.

One of the few SD40-2's in helper service exits an original, untouched bore of Sand Patch tunnel but not for much longer as the NGP has set the bore to be notched.

R657 grinds upgrade through Sand Patch on a very muggy, but beautiful morning.

Capitol Limited passes east thru Sandpatch in sweet morning light

9036 leads it's train around the big curve near the summit at Sand Patch, only a few hundred yards away, and just slightly further to Sand Patch Tunnel. The train is eastbound here, on the westbou... (more)

This coal haul has been stopped in order to let the eastbound Capital Limited pass on the westbound main, next to the small home. Not much of a front yard there! The spur in the left of the phot... (more)

An eastbound coal haul waits on the eastbound main while the late Capital Limited hurries east on the westbound track to it's Cumberland stop.

A relatively short R647-14 with 2 western visitors exits the eastern portal of Sandpatch Tunnel

R647-14 approaches CSX's Summit on Sand Patch with some western visitors up front