Railfan Trip Reports > Cumberland/Sand Patch trip 8/28-30

Here's a report of a midweek trip out to Cumberland and Sand Patch grade. For devotees of the Hyndman cam, an asterisk is next to symbols of trains that go by the cam.
Different locations around Cumberland as I tried to move with the sun and trains.
Highlight was the KCS unit on the point of Q388-29.
Hope you enjoy.

(Soemday I'll figure out how to transfer an Excel file and post it here without the final result being a mash of numbers. Looked at lot better as I was typing this originally.)

John

Cumberland: August 28-30, 2007

28-Aug Time Symbol Cars Motive Power
Beall St930 E723 BNSF703/NS9079/NS9423
w. yard 950 U881 110 570/563
Station 1010 *Q139 5471/4447/5494
Mexico 1020 Q415 72 5205/4531`
" 1040 D721 19 6430/2310/2684
" 1045 *Q376 65 8354/8057
Va Lane 1055 *Q217 4824/7379
Mexico 1120 *PO30 9 158/165
w. yard 1130 U881 4759/4785
Ellerslie1230 *Q130 ~31 5372/5336
Cooks Mills1255 *Q388 111 UP4345/430/8824
" 1305 *Q394 56 8121/FURX3043/9004
" 1325 *G368 60 235/8888
Fairhope1435 *Q359 66 674/CEFX3140/6158
Narrows 1510 *Q148 0 5261/5267
" 1515 *X261 57 CEFX3118/7553
N. Branch1640 *Q148 0 5261/5267
" 1655 Q370 101 4815/4840
" 1710 Q401 118 5494/8599/8477
w. yard 1720 *Q226 8734/8860
Va Lane 1730 *Q368 5644/BNSF7800
Station 1735 *Q375 8888/235/1524
Franklin St.1815 *Q216 7790/7667
Fairhope1920 *Q138 ~118 GCFX3099/351
" 1950 *Q375 130 8888/235/1524
" 2015 *PO29 9 ?/? bg/8SL

29-Aug
Mt. Savage645 *Q641 105 609/4758/5298/9048/9027/4505
Beall St.655 V636 80 677/301
Mexico 745 U878 80 4767/4801
" 835 Q415 70 4791/443
" 840 Q373 63 8608/578/679
Station 900 *Q130 ~35 5337/7324
Va Lane 905 E816 4597/163/25
Mexico 950 V636 80 677/301
" 955 *Q139 5014
N. Branch1045 *Q217 52 8752/8127
Mexico 1115 D721 30 4450/8824
" 1155 *PO30 9 bg/8SL/private
" 1215 *Q139 5014/5119
" 1220 *Q376 33 8081/8032
N. Branch1220 U840 265/559
Mexico 1225 *Q352 32 7695/4569/9025/2516/5013
Foley 1350 *Q217 52 /8327; rh: 8550
" 1410 *Q359 52 FURX3043/CEFX31 /GCFX3145/CEFX7081/5013
" 1500 *S276 76 8550/FURX3035/GCFX3068
Fairhope1635 *Q389 77 7324/5337
Mt. Savage1710 *Q383 90 KCS4005/BNSF5438
N. Branch1730 Q370 99 7695/4569/609
" 1730 *Q261 8057/8354
" 1755 *S276 76 4515
Mexico 1830 Q401 578/8608
Viaduct 1845 Q316 46 231/427
Mt. Savage1900 *Q388 142 7732/221/54/8239/7806
Fairhope2010 *PO29 9 18/192 bg/8SL

30-Aug
Fairhope600 *Q137 ~124 5345/5364; rh: 8595
" 635 *W055 25 5864 Herzog side-dump ballast
" 655 *Q352 33 8621/7346/1045/4285/1024/4286
" 725 *B248 8595
" 730 *Q249 82 9036/7756; rh: 8525
" 835 *Q358 69 UP4953/7549/6141
" 850 *help-e 8525
" 955 *PO30 9 19/51 bg/8SL
Station 1040 *PO30 9 19/51
Va Lane 1045 *Q217 4815/4849
N. Branch1050 *PO30 19/51
Mexico 1100 *Q376 58 7854/8157
" 1115 E819 261/5108
w. hump 1120 *Q130 7914/5470
N. Branch1135 Q373 121 7790/7767/2228/6483/8259
Mexico 1150 *Q139 ~64 5839/583
" 1200 U323 110 4758/428/8824
" 1210 D721 34 8239/2461
Viaduct 1300 E819 261/5108
Narrows 1355 *Q139 ~64 653
" 1400 *Q368 77 5358/8369/6064/2635
Viaduct 1430 *help-e 8525
" 1435 *Q359 100 9043/7549/UP4943
w. hump 1505 Q370 87 8814/8621/7346
Mexico 1505 Q416 97 5205/4531/8117
" 1520 E725 4785/4759
Viaduct 1535 *Q375 57 7790/7667/7914
Station 1600 Q317 52 221/HLCX6158/2684/525
Hancock 1705 *K521 74 8315/8059 empty steel
" 1720 D774 22 6454/2211
" 1730 Q370 87 8814/8621/7346
" 1815 D721 60 2461/8239
" 1820 *PO29 9 94/47 bg/8SL

*PO30 on 8/29 had private car "Lancaster & Chester"