Eastern Railroad Discussion > Sand Patch Update

Kind of quiet this morning. Plenty of snow to shovel and downed trees to remove. Train Q359 west is departing Cumberland at 1:30pm. Amtrak PO30 is now 6hrs late.
The Patch received about 10 inches overnight.
tom

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You own an SUV Tom? 160 looked too bad for me as i reached the top of Wellersburg mt. and i turned back. Looks like typical CSX out there cleaning the switches and no heaters on. Sharp contrast in weather around here with all rain in Cumberland and just a few miles to nearly a foot of snow and so early in the season too!! P030 is on his way down the mountain as i write this.

If you look straight up from the right side of the building and between the two wires, is that the marker for the summit of Sand Patch?

Looks like the A3 pool will be shafted again tonight...

Al Moran,
The SD80MACKing

> is that the marker for the summit of Sand Patch?

It is indeed.

mjbobb Wrote:
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> You own an SUV Tom? 160 looked too bad for me as i
> reached the top of Wellersburg mt. and i turned
> back. Looks like typical CSX out there cleaning
> the switches and no heaters on.
> Sharp
> contrast in weather around here with all rain in
> Cumberland and just a few miles to nearly a foot
> of snow and so early in the season too!!
> P030 is on his way down the
> mountain as i write this.

I left LaVale at 9am and headed over to Sand Patch via Route 160. At the top of Wellersburg Mtn a PennDot plow was headed north to Glencoe. Route 160 was plowed to the asphalt. The road into Sand Patch and Meyersdale was not plowed. Here is a photo of the county road leading away from Sand Patch. It was nasty.
tom

PS: SUV? Just my trusty Taurus

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Thanks, pennsy3750, for the summit marker confirmation.

Yikes...about 60 miles east...cold, damp...and rainy.

I want the snow to come now! *here here boy*

--Dan

That Sand Patch switch-cleaning shot is a sure Fall Colors Photo Contest winner. I can feel the fall weather in my bones by just looking at the photo while sitting here in warm, sunny ABQ, NM.