After shoving a train from Cumberland to Sand Patch, light B249 helpers split the signals at NA, located between Mance and Philson. Upon B249's arrival at Hyndman, another westbound shove awaits.
Didn't have to dig thru the archives to come up with this snowy day shot as i catch this wild looking helper unit on Q359-19 just east of Hyndman
Cumberland Helper races east just west of Ellerslie,Md so we are still physically in rural Hyndman,Pennsylvania untill it crosses the state line in about 10 seconds! pan at 1/25th
7 minutes after i shoot this trains leader CSXT 5273 Cumberland Helper 5433 shoves on the rear of Q389 at the Mance grade crossing ...as another railfan looks on
B249 blasts off at SA towards Connellsville after helping a train up the grade. Canon EOS 10D w/ 300mm F/4L IS lens. 1/400 sec. @ F/8.
