Eastern Railroad Discussion > Sand Patch Stylized - A Major Tossup

I decided to create an image of the Chessie Steam Special going eastbound through Sand Patch, Pa. This was another Visual Blind Study of mine. One goof I intentionally made was that I used the summit sign that is here today because of the heavy contrast it has between the text and the negative space (black/white). Originally, the sign that was present when the consist would have passed by was a concrete sign with the text only engraved into it (no paint). It seemed like that appearance would have blended in with the tracks, making it much less relevant.

One question: From what I could tell from looking at numerous pictures, the #2101 locomotive utilized the Sand Patch Grade at least twice, both westbound. However, I was not able to find any images of it going eastbound on the Sand Patch Grade. Hens, making this a fictional image. Am I correct? I came across an image, taken at Salisbury, PA, of a consist going eastbound with the coaches painted with the Chessie paint scheme but with a different steam locomotive - much less photogenic.

If only I could show you the original file format, that has the rich saturation.

Matthew

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Wow, that is fantastic. The variety of colors really brings it to life. Nice work, and thanks for sharing!

I like it

Outstanding work!

B&OBill

Thank you Matthew for that beautiful scene. I was honored to be the hogger on her assault on the Sand Patch grade and recall fondly what a great job she did both days hauling that big train up and over the eastern continental divide.

Very nice work. Ross Rowland

Thanks so much for your compliments!

Matthew

Very nice..!!

Great job!