The conductor and maintenance foreman (partially visible behind boxcar) discuss the day's moves as an elderly B36-7 waits to switch cars out of No. 8 track at Sand Patch. Visible color in the tree... (more)

Crew of Work Train CSX D026 with older well faded power discuss the next few moves at Sandpatch before returning to Rockwood light

Running along side the ghost's of B&O EM-1's and T class 4-8-2's, CSXT's biggest power CW60AC's hustles today's freight over Sand Patch, and past the also fallen SA Tower, with 5014 & 5119.

Another classic shot of Sand Patch, with The Capitol Limited struggling upgrade to reach the Summit. The wind was blowing unusually hard this day, allowing for any clouds to quickly be blown away... (more)

After cresting the Summit of the Alleghenies engineer Makosky and....P029 begin there downhill decent towards its next station stop... Connellsville

Q352 only gets one today. It's funny, the last time I was at Sand Patch, the helper pool was full of SD50's. Today, the helper pool is all GE's.

The set of Dash 8s roll down the very apparent downgrade at Sand Patch, about to roll under the "classic shot" outlook.

E812 struggles up the grade, closing the gap to the Summit right behind me.

My first amtrak travels through Sand Patch.

CW40-8 7706 may be a little worse for ware, but it has once again reached the summit of the Alleghenies at the 'Patch of Sand', this time with Cumberland to Cincy freight Q375.

P030 is moments ahead of a morning thunderstorm that stretches across the area. This train arrives 49 minutes later in Cumberland ... still 5 minutes early... in a light rain shower and thunder

K111-15 is just seconds away from entering the eastern portal of Sandpatch tunnel

AMTK 51 & AMTK 23 in fresh paint lead todays Capitol Limited over Sandpatch

Cumberland helper pulling Q358 up the hill