RailPictures.Net Photo: CSXT 8175 CSX Transportation (CSXT) EMD SD40-2 at Sand Patch, Pennsylvania by Wade H. Massie

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» CSX Transportation (CSXT) (more..)
» EMD SD40-2 (more..)

» SA Tower
» Sand Patch, Pennsylvania, USA (more..)
» December 21, 1995

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» CSXT 8175 (more..)
» CSX Q383 (more..)

» Wade H. Massie (more..)
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In near white-out conditions, 383 reaches the summit at Sand Patch and passes a helper set and a stopped R137. The weather on this day was constantly changing, intense snowfall at one moment, bright sunshine the next. There was one constant however - it was cold all day!

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