Fromer CR 5502, with marker lights intact, rolls 217 over the top of the hill at Sand Patch.

A former Seaboard SD50 leads Q249 over the summit on its way to Walbridge, OH.

Former Conrail 6183 leads Indy bound Q359 over the top of the hill at Sand Patch.

Connellsville helper B254 prepares to cut off of coal train U839 at Sand Patch with fall colors abound.

A layer of fresh snow obscures the eastbound main, briefly creating the illusion of a single track main.

Weaving through the interlocking, E782 crosses over from 1 to 2. The train is headed for the Salisbury Sub, which diverges from the eastbound main.

A fleet of MOW equipment rests next to the main as Q388 nears the summit at Sand Patch.

Just west of the summit of the Alleghenies, Amtrak's Capitol Limited glides through Sand Patch.

Q297 waits for his helper to get into the clear before proceeding west on a snowy afternoon.

24 axles and 18,000 horsepower lead a Chicago-bound trailer train at Sand Patch.

One of the strangest sights I've ever seen on CSX.

S375 looks more like a coal drag than the second section of a mixed freight.