The W&W's Sand Man makes his way through Winchester, en route to the small CSX yard just north of downtown.
It's 7:30 in the morning and the power for the "Sand Man" gets ready for the run to Winchester, Virginia.
The westbound Sand Man runs the main through CSX's Winchester Yard passing CSX power that arrived earlier in the day on CSX train D790 from Brunswick, Maryland.
The Sand Man passes the Clearbrook Feed Mill. This mill is one of two along the W&W Virginia Division.
After setting off the loaded sand cars, the Sand Man ran light to Clearbrook where 19 empty sand hoppers were picked up to be taken back to Gore.
After running CSX trackage through Winchester, the now northbound Sand Man re-enters the WW at CV connection (Cumberland Valley). This is where the Hagerstown line begins and is where the loaded s... (more)
WW 445 smokes up past the Virginia Apple Storage warehouse for the final 1/2 mile trek before entering CSX's Shenandoah Sub for the run through Winchester.
Working east, the Sand Man pulls hard out of a short 2% climb into a much gentler grade of about .5%
East out of Hayfield the Sand Man climbs a 1% grade towards Round Hill.
Rural Virginia runnin.
After doubling the hill and leaving 2 cars behind, the now 9 car Sand Man has a short easy run before the 2% ruling down hill grade to Hayfield
The 2% grade east out of Gainsboro and the 11 loaded sand cars become to much for this GP9 and the train stalls here.
The Sand Man rounds the base of Great North Mountain into Gainsboro to begin the short 1 mile 2% ruling grade east towards Hayfield.
The Sand Man with a GP9 and 11 loaded covered hoppers of sand departs Gore for Winchester, Virginia.
I'm guessing it gets pretty hot in the cab of a high hood RS11 in July!
