Nearly cresting the climb to the Summit, the VRS Ethanol Extra - 13,000 horsepower strong - is on its way to Bellows Falls for interchange to the NECR.
With a total of 9000 horsepower working hard, Green Mountain Railroad train 263 heads for the summit of the eastbound ruling grade on the Bellows Falls Subdivision.
Green Mountain Railroad Corp. GP40 304 leads Vermont Railway GP40-2LW 310 on train GMRC 263 approach the Summit Siding switch at Summit, VT.
Reaching the climax of a steady climb from Rutland, GMRC train 263 crests the grade at Summit, Vermont with the matched red GP40-2s of VTR 303 and CLP 306.