Sand Patch PA 03.26.11: On Hands And Knees
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- While Q165's crew helped inspect the Q389 stopped ahead of it, the other main did not stay silent. A few minutes after Q165 had disappeared around the bend, Q389 radioed an approaching Q394 to give them a thumbs-up on their roll-by inspection. I could hear the roar building in the west as if it was right around the curve, but there was still no headlight.
Several more minutes of listening to the roar passed, and then Q394 finally showed its face. SD70MAC 4769, C40-8W 7715, and GP38-2 2745 were locked in a full-throttle fight with gravity as they clawed their way to the summit with 143 cars on the drawbar. The roar of the head-end trio was replaced first by the marching rhythm of the freight cars, and then by the squeal of brakes as the gravitational battle began again. As an emphatic finish to the parade, the tail end of the beast was topped off by SD60I 8755 and C40-8 7641 - certainly a departure from the sameness of the SD40E pushers on NS' Pittsburgh Line, and a suitable finale for the morning.
All the effort expended on that climb took its toll, however - somewhere outside of Cumberland, the engineer announced on the radio that the 4769 had been shut down due to low water.
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There is just a beautiful, clean and utilitarian look of the old GM/EMD locomotive. Even a better sounding engine with the 710. This is a great video that demonstrates what GM could do..including the third unit in the front. Old, but still kicking out the horses.
and Old EMDS out last GE
This video is proof of why CSX predecessor Chessie should have kept the parallell ex WM line in service, it had better grades than the ex B&O. The WM, combined with a single tracked B&O between Cumberland and Connellsville, would have been a better setup than only leaving the ex B&O in service. They could put heavier drags on the ex WM, and empties and merchandise trains on the ex B&O. This is how NS does it with the ex N&W and Virginian lines west of Roanoke VA.
WRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! On top of the nice power, those solid blocks of BN hoppers were great catches.
Oh yeah baby... Man, this is what is what makes railfanning so much fun... The forces of nature vs. the forces of human engineering. I could actually make out the destinct sounds of each prime mover. I reccomend a good set of headphones for this one. ;-) Fav'd and Shared.
Always like how you show the whole train, nice work
Great video. I also loved the curve.
That is extremely awesome to see! Great video!
I've Rail fanned this area for 40+ yrs !!
All the Railroads over the decades know how hard it can be on these grades at times. I'll Never understand why they don't put 1 or 2 more units on these trains to make it an easier run and also not bet up the engines !! ? Since the B&O they have had the units and money to do so.
I think the limitation is draw bar strength, not locomotive power. Anymore power risks separating the train.
@@amessman Yes good thoughts here but you know what I mean also. 👍
Epic video man! Love the angle you got here!!!
394 is always crawling over the summit.. Awesome sound, and all I hear is that geep being worked to death
Did the helper crew tell the dispatcher they needed to turn their power at Rockwood? Sometimes the yardmaster at Connellsville runs out of west facing units to put on trains. So the helper crew will take east facing units to make a help and then turn it on the wye at Rockwood on the return.
Must have been onw hellava heavy load. Judging by the sheer sound of those enginea grawling up that curved inclined grade
This is a great video becouse you showed the whole train, not just the head end and a few cars
Cool video!
You' produce excellent videos, and your descriptions are of the same caliber !!!
Thanks for watching (and reading)! I'm glad you enjoy both, I often wonder who bothers to read the captions. :)
The engines on the rear of the train are only idling which would explain the struggle of the train to get up the grade.
By the time they passed the camera, most of the train was on the downhill side so there would be no need for them to keep pushing. The helpers cut off the train on the other side of Sand Patch Tunnel from this vantage point.
It also said that one of the lead engines shut down because of overheating.
Almost 20,000 horsepower between 5 locomotives should have been more than enough to get this manifest easily over the Patch with no problems and at a faster speed.
christopher laing The engine that shut down due to low water didn't do so until the train was closer to Cumberland.
FastFlyingVirginian that would explain the brake application I heard on the last 15 cars or so.
They should run them back-to-back the way NS does on the ex PRR line through Altoona.
Nice vid!
Thanks! This is one of my personal favorites of all my Sand Patch footage.
Fantastic video man, I hope to get out there this Summer!
So what the hell are they doing dragging the helpers up the mountain? They're idling!
The SD60I is ex Conrail.
Rock Island hopper at 7:35 along with a Reading at 8:30. Cool Video.
Look again, the car at 8:30 says ICG (Illinois Central Gulf)...still a nice find in this day and age, especially with the lettering and lack of graffiti.
Love this curve!
very nice video
HahA!!!! Listen to that GP38-2 GO! Nice vid!
Very nice Video FFV
Mark Duxberry Thank you sir, glad you enjoyed it!
Love this curve! I Shared it on Facebook!
How come the rear helpers are not pushing?!
The train is almost entirely over the summit by the time the rear helpers come into view, so they don't need to.
Exactly. Thank you FastFlyingVirginian.
Awesome video!!
A nickname 2020👍👍
geep sounds lovely!
like the radio chatter
Epic
looks like at one time that was five track's
I have some old B&O footage from the 1940s-50s and Chessie System from the late 1970s on DVD, I'll have to watch again and compare the track layouts. I know the space between the tracks used to hold a third main, but on the other side of the bridge there was a siding for helpers as well, plus the siding you see here where the old Conrail boxcar sits.
full throttle
Why CSX would put that GP38-2 on a train like this, where high horsepower 6 axle locos are needed, is just plain silly. You wouldn't see this on Norfolk Southern.
How else do you get the locomotive to Cumberland Loco facility for 90 day inspection and service???
I got 140 cars a