Brand new UP units on their first westbound trip.
A westbound emerges from Sand Patch Tunnel
641 nears the summit as he passes a gaggle of CSX MOW equipment.
The helpers on Q641 slowly shove east while Q353 crests the summit in the background.
Q353 begins its downhill journey at Sand Patch while Q641's helpers finish their shove up the west slope.
Markers shows they have reached the summit and its all down hill from here.
CSX 8637 is working in pusher service on Sandpatch and is almost at the crest. The lead unit is through the tunnel and holding back the train as it starts its descend down the mountain.
With fog on the mountain this set of helpers move down the grade elephant style.
CSX helper set works down the grade through Sand Patch elephant style.
The Q226 helper set completes its task, as they split the signals West of Sandpatch interlocking.
Eng. 7682 has uncoupled from the Q375 after giving it a "tug" over Sandpatch, and will now back down and re-couple to her train (Q148)
Q137's Power is thru Sandpatch Tunnel and begins the decent toward Keystone.
Q375 Exit Sandpatch Tunnel, after stalling on the Grade, and recieving help from the waiting Q148