YN2 Pair on Alleghany Mountain
With early fall starting to show on Alleghany, the sound of drizzling rain gives way to howling dynamic brakes as a matched pair of YN2 CW44’s fight wet rail to hold back 110 loads from Hutchison Mine on the 1.14% downgrade through Moss Run.
The fight between mountain and machine was already lost before daybreak as they stalled on the 0.58% grade at Tuckahoe and waited 3 hours for C207 to push them across the mountain. Mountain Railroading at it’s finest!
If You look close enough You’ll see everyone’s favorite C&O conductor Michael Walton waving from the 461.
YN2 Pair on Alleghany Mountain
With early fall starting to show on Alleghany, the sound of drizzling rain gives way to howling dynamic brakes as a matched pair of YN2 CW44’s fight wet rail to hold back 110 loads from Hutchison Mine on the 1.14% downgrade through Moss Run.
The fight between mountain and machine was already lost before daybreak as they stalled on the 0.58% grade at Tuckahoe and waited 3 hours for C207 to push them across the mountain. Mountain Railroading at it’s finest!
If You look close enough You’ll see everyone’s favorite C&O conductor Michael Walton waving from the 461.