Eastern Railroad Discussion > B772 Coming & Going at Bloomington, MD - 27 Jan 2019

B772 is a "Local" that goes on duty each day at Keyser, WV. Their main priority is to handle cars between Keyser and Grafton, WV. Since CSX abolished helpers, cars are left in Keyser from trains that need to reduce tonnage to make it over the mountains. Likewise cars are left in Grafton from eastbound Q316 also. Some days with no cars in Keyser, B772 will run light to Grafton to pick up the eastbound traffic.

1) Early morning snow flurry shrouds B772-27 on 17-Mile Grade at Bloomington, MD - 27 Jan 2019

2) At Bloomington, returning east, B772-27 has 24 cars from Grafton. the next Q316 will pick up these cars in Keyser and take them on into Cumberland, MD. 

3) Looking east down grade on 17-Mile Grade at Bloomington, MD.

Tim W.

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