July 2016
Author: Jacob Rink
All train photos taken during the month of July 2016
Photo Gallery
CSX Q375 heads west on the Keystone Sub
the eastbound Capitol Limited, P030, rolls through Sand Patch
CSX Q394 has reached the end of the Sand Patch grade and will start its decent down the mountain
The helpers on Q394 prepare to detach from the train that has now begun the decent downhill
The helpers head back to Connellsville
CSX L261 heads west through Glencoe
2nd unit on L261
CSX Q296 passes through Glencoe
An all EMD powered CSX L353 throttles through the small town of Glencoe on the infamous Sand Patch Grade
Ex Seaboard Coast Line 8089 leads manifest L353 up the Sand Patch Grade
Ex CSX SD70MAC 731 2nd on L353
Ex Chesapeake & Ohio 4400 in the consist of L353
Ex Seaboard Coast Line 551 in the consist of L353
CSX L353 has its sanders on full and notched out all the way to conquer one of the steepest parts of the grade
L353 screams around CSX's own version of the Horseshoe Curve in Mance in Notch 8
L353 has one more town to go before besting the infamous Sand Patch Grade
Its all downhill from here as CSX L353 continues west on the Keystone Sub
Ex Baltimore & Ohio GP35 3519 in the consist of L353
CSX Q138 rolls around the horseshoe curve at Mance
CSX L355 roars through the rock cut at Mance
Ex L&N 6023 online and working hard in the consist of L355
CSX L217 at Mance with a Tier 4 GEVO leading the way
CSX Q276 rounds an S Curve as they head east to Baltimore
Q216 rounds the curve at Mance
An 8 unit L352 rolls through Mance
CSX 4710 & 4752 up front on L352
In the consist of L352
In the consist of L352
Passing through Meyersdale
Helpers on the rear of Q261
P029 was the last train seen in daylight, shot at Keystone with a P40DC up front
Early morning intermodal through Cannon
A long NS 10N heads east on the Pittsburgh Line
West on the PITL
East on the PITL
11J heads west with 1 of 10 non flared SD70Ms on NS leading.
Norfolk Southern 12G with NS 7212 leading heads east on the siding
West on the Pittsburgh Line
East on the Pittsburgh Line
052 heads east with an SD40E leader and a weird shipment in tow
Westbound
Another westbound intermodal
Headed east for Philly
Rough and tough SD70ACe leading NS 20K
20K is unexpectedly seen again on the Harrisburg Line
65E heads west to be reloaded
One unit wonder on the J
052 was seen again along the NS Harrisburg Line
A rather boring 33A rolls through Hummelstown
The final train of the day before heading home after a long 3 day weekend