Chessie locomotives grind up Sand Patch grade at Manila in the snow....1/31/1990

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With three Chessie helpers on the head end of Q217, they make short work of Sand Patch grade west bound at Manila PA. The second clip is an east bound dropping down Sand Patch at Maxwell. January 31, 1990

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  • Nice S Curve, where is this at?

  • Less than a mile east of the portal of Sand Patch tunnel...

  • @1jackdk sweet video sand patch in show and still with B&O CPLs miss those days I only got to first see sand patch in th early 90s but I sure remember those CPLs sand patch will never be the same not near as fun with modern signals and everyday CSX power

  • @gaycowboy31 Gotta love those CPL's. I have a fully restored one in my yard, and an extra to do for my garage. I had to rescue a few when they where taking them down, and glad I did. Sand Patch is still a neat place to visit, but since they removed the pole line, all the good shots are growing in cause they don't need to trim back the vegetation for the wires...

  • Absolute magic Jack, this couldn't be better had it been taken today...5*  Bob

  • There is nothing like hard core mountain railroading Bob!!! Thanks for all the 5*'s. Jack

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  • Those early CSX paint schemes were super ugly. What morons decided on gray/blue, since it's so hazardous when it comes to visibility issues? Thankfully they finally got it right with the current blue/yellow scheme.

  • Nice catch love seeing the chessie colors!

  • Wow, talk about really making the grade look easy. I still couldn't believe the one time Tommy did it with Q138.. With this stuff thats amazing!

  • Beautiful shot! 5/5 Rich

  • That had to be really rare, even in 1990, to see a unit still in original B&O livery! Excellent!

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