"The Spirit of West Virginia" is only a half-mile from cresting the grade at Alleghany. No pushers today, as 85 loads are no match for a pair of GE's on the .56% ruling grade.
A boring locomotive to those west of the Mississippi, but a welcome sight to a man whose been fed a steady diet of CSX blue and gray. A pair of Uncle Petes charge upgrade around the last big curv... (more)