840 lends a hand to help push another westbound freight up the east slope of Sandpatch grade.

Standing at the Glencoe road crossing, it was a race between the rapidly setting sun and the advancing shadows to my back versus the arrival of westbound freight Q353. Fortunately, I had an 80-200... (more)

Veteran 7807 is on the point of this long and heavy freight that was crawling by the Foley overlook. By the time the train hit Philson, it stalled and had to wait for a helper from Cumberland to ... (more)

UP foreign power leads a westbound grain train downgrade through Foley.

Brand new CSXT 7909 passes the railfan perch on the Sand Patch Grade near Glencoe, PA in June of 1993.

An eastbound autorack meets a westbound mixed freight in Glencoe, PA

Rolling downgrade, the Capital Limited is following Wills Creek as it heads to the next station stop in Cumberland, MD.

CSX C40-8W No. 7806 and six other units, including a bunch of leased power, lead westbound intermodal train Q135 up Sand Patch Grade near Glencoe, PA on Oct. 15, 2000.

Two CSX SD50s shove hard on the rear of Q217 at Glencoe, PA on Oct. 14, 2000.

CSX automotive train Q217 climbs up Sand Patch Grade west of Glencoe, PA on Oct. 14, 2000.

Westbound B&O hotshot No. 397 was climbing up into Roddy's Sag, west of Glencoe, PA, late in the day on June 6, 1987. Roddy's Sag is a short reprieve from the climb up Sand Patch Grade. Looking ... (more)

Good thing most of those autoracks are empty! A whopping 3,500 horsepower leads Q219 upgrade at Glencoe.

An extremely heavy B&O westbound manifest leaves a healthy plume of diesel exhaust as it slowly grinds upgrade west of Glencoe, PA on October 22, 1978. Fifth and sixth in the consist are two loco... (more)

A pair of SD50's lead eastbound Q296 downgrade thru Glencoe on the east slope of Sand Patch Grade.