I WENT TO THE STEEPEST RAILROAD GRADE ON THE EAST COAST!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2023
- What's up railfan's I went to one of the steepest grades on the east coast. We start off in Fairhope where I see x214,M331 and I016. then I moved over to hydman where I see P030 with Amtrak newest engines the all chargers. then I moved over to sand patch where I see I136 and M370. Then I seen M215 at Rockwood pa. Then I seen I 138 at Dawson pa. finally I moved over ro versialles boro where I see I015 and csx M370 with the 911 leading.
sand patch grade info.
Sand Patch Grade is an approximately 100-mile-long (160 km) section of railroad track known for its steep grades and curves through the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania and western Maryland. Dropping over 1,000 feet (300 m) in about 20 miles (32 km) and with grades as much as 2%, Sand Patch Grade is one of the steepest railroad grades on the East Coast.
The Keystone Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The line runs from Cumberland, Maryland, west to McKeesport, Pennsylvania, (near Pittsburgh) along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) line. The line includes the well-known Sand Patch Grade over the Allegheny Mountains.
The east end of the Keystone Subdivision is at Viaduct Junction in Cumberland, where it meets the Cumberland Terminal Subdivision at the east end of the Cumberland Viaduct. The west end is at Sinns, on the west (left) side of the Youghiogheny River at Liberty,[4] where it continues as the Pittsburgh Subdivision through Pittsburgh and on to West Pittsburg. The Keystone Subdivision also joins with the S&C Subdivision at Rockwood, Pennsylvania.
Amtrak's Capitol Limited uses the Keystone Subdivision.
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This railfan channel is underrated can't we agree?
yep
Jodie's videography is the most polished of the YT railfan channels.
Agree
YESSSS!!!!!
Seriously! I always do a double take when I see his view counts & I’m like “surely that’s missing at least two figures”. Keep it up dude & you’ll get there!
I remember watching all SD40-2 lashups on this grade....up to 7/8 all in notch 8 ...WOW WHAT A SOUND! I miss those days!
HOLY CRAP! That's the most Prime containers I've ever seen on a single train.
25:11 That horn is amazing!!
You should see the tracks at Horseshoe Curve in PA.
I saw all those connex's sitting on the track the other day in Cumberland with the Amazon face on them. Its was sitting still for a while.
New Subscriber Here, nice views from the sand patch area and nice catch of the 911, keep up the good work.
Wonderful video today!
A brotha that watches trains, subscribed! stop slappin me in the face though!
You should totally come back to Grafton WV and hop over to Buckhannon WV, to catch the A&O railroad !
You was over on the "Patch". Wow on my list.
Great videos Jordie! I'm a 30-year engineer for the C&NW/UP here in Illinois and I have been to the Patch and nearby areas a few times. Did you manage to get to the curve at Mance. Definitely a must stop. Forget the bears, there are plenty of Mr. Clickers (rattlesnakes) in the rocks you have to keep an eye out for.
Check out the Saluda grade. Its old Southern Rail line that came into Norfolk Southern ownership then became abandoned in 2003. If you look up "what is the steepest railroad grade in the united states" it will pull up the Saluda grade. I'd say give it a look at because it is a beautiful sight to see even in its abandonment the pictures and beauty are like no other.
Monster M370!!
Also to add take a trip to the town Saluda NC that is where the grade crest at and the town is extremely lovely. You had the J90 i believe do a steam excursion back in the 70's I believe Can't fully remember, but I would say check it out. I got photos of the abandoned track its about 11 miles between Saluda and Tryon
Awesome shots and nice catch of the ALC42 duo
Edit: Yes NS is leasing the WFRX SD70MACs former BNSF on their system due to the shortage of locos they have
*gets rid of 700 lcomotives*
“why are we having a power shortage?”
@@notarotomwithhair5637 That's way not true, BNSF and UP sold over 1000 locos combined
@NS1221Productions yes it is true, NS sold off 700 locomotives in 1 year, yeah UP and BNSF maybe have sold off a lot of engines combined, but separately they probably sold off not that much.
@@Flowercityrails Bruh yes they did...
BNSF and UP sold way more units than NS
NS barely even had much of what they sold yet Stupid Beansniff and Lame UP sold like 1000+ of their SD70s
UP didn’t sell 1000 SD70Ms, if they did that would of been they’re entire fleet.
If your looking for steep, I’d check out the mountain sub, it’s starts in Cumberland and goes to Grafton. Mountain has 4 grades (17 mile, Cranberry, Cheat River, and Newburg) 17 mile and Cranberry are the ones to check out 17 mile tops out at if memory serves me correctly at 2.5% and Cranberry tops out at 2.8% at a location know as Rodemer. Very worth it, my personal favorite place to watch trains.
Is Effingham going to be made into a video?
First time watcher here. Nice content and good catches! I'd become a subscriber but i don't like getting slapped in the face all the time.
Hmmmm. I'd thought the grade from the Hudson River to West Albany was the steepest east of the Mississippi. Still used by Amtrak and a few CSX locals.
Bro you gotta come to the Buffalo and Pittsburgh while we still have SD60s. We have grades over 2%
Sorry I made a comment that you should check out sand patch grade.....on another vid... seems you have already been.... I go to sand patch / mance /fairhope alot Im from Cumberland......wouldlike to meet up with you up there sometime....I could show you the area.......... have been to the scenic steam train in cumberland ?
Steepest railroad grade? It ain't Sand patch. It was Sadula in NC, But the highest one in use today is the Mountain Sub in Maryland and West Virginia.
He means used today
@@Wesley45454 Still not the steepest
The steepest is probably somehwere in west virginia or virginia
@@NS1221Productions It is the most steepest active grade in the east
then explain why theres no pushers in this?
@@NS1221Productions There are, there not needed tho. since CSX loves to not do it they are at Rockwood, Connellsville and Cumberland.
Where is the steepest grade in the US?