Due to a derailment and severe flooding in Baltimore, some reroutes were in order, including this R138 which had gone east previously. R138 heads west being rerouted during sunrise through foggy ... (more)
Just as the sun rises over the Laurel Highlands, and the morning fog burns off, X216 tackles Sand Patch Grade, ducking under the former railroad giant Western Maryland Salisbury Viaduct.
A pair of manned helpers hold on for an eastbound freight, with a mid-train DPU, passes by as a crew member gives a roll by inspection at Sandpatch summit.