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In this video, we'll see full throttle and Notch 8 SD40-2's climbing grades on various railroads in Pennsylvania, New York, and Vermont. Train and location information is listed down below.
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Canadian Pacific Sunbury Subdivision (Yatesville & Belden Hill):
0:05 - 8/23/11 - 159 - Yatesville, PA
SD40-2 5739 and CITX SD40-2 3026
0:55 - 8/23/11 - 258 - Pittston, PA (on the Reading & Northern)
SD40-2 5910, HLCX SD40-2 8139, DME SD40-2 6087
2:05 - 6/02/11 - 159 - Laflin, PA
Iowa Chicago & Eastern SD40-2 6413 & 6446
3:00 - 5/10/11 - 253 - Tunnel, NY (Canadian Pacific Freight Subdivision - Belden Hill)
SD40-2 5698, 6054, HLCX SD40-2 6206, CEFX SD40M-2 2797, StL&H GP38-2 7308
3:55 - 7/16/11 - 258 - Pittston, PA (on the Reading & Northern)
IC&E SD40-2 6446, CITX SD40-2 3177 & 3077
4:40 - 7/12/12 - 159 - Laflin, PA
CITX SD40-2 3055 & 3067
Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line (Allegheny Mountain West Slope):
5:30 - 6/11/09 - 65J - Gallitzin, PA
NS SD40-2 3354 & 3348 (helpers), NS SD40-2 3414 & 3425
6:25 - 6/11/09 - 536 - Carney's Crossing (Lilly, PA)
NS SD40-2 3343 & 3346 (helpers), NS SD60I 6728 & 6722, and NS SD40-2 3348 & 3354 (helpers)
Reading & Northern (Lofty Grade, Quakake Mountain):
8:25 - JEQA - Lofty, PA
RBMN SD40-2 3056, 3058, 3057, SW8 801, SW8M 803, and SD50M 5014
CSX (Sand Patch Grade):
9:35 - 8/09/10 - Q277 - Manilla (Sandpatch, PA)
CSX SD40-2 8858 & C40-8W 7694
10:40 - 3/16/11 - Q352 - Keystone, PA
CSX SD40-2 8867, AC4400CW 424, SD40-2 8082, GP39-2 4293, SD40-2 8242, and AC4400CW 122
11:20 - 10/03/14 - Q359 - Manilla (Sandpatch, PA)
CSX SD40-2 8312 & AC4400CW 125
13:40 - 2/20/10 - Q216 - Keystone Viaduct (Glade City, PA)
CSX SD40-2 8853, SD40-2 8091 and C40-9W 9040.
New England Central (Roxbury Grade):
12:45 - 10/30/12 - NECR 324 - Northfield, VT
NECR SD40-2 722 & SD40M-2 2674
14:35 - 2/10/13 - NECR 324 - Roxbury, VT
NECR SD40-2 2716 & CSOR SD40 3771
16:05 - 3/03/13 - NECR 324 - Northfield, VT
NECR SD40-2 722, SD40M-2 2674, and SD40-2 2714
Disclaimer: I know some of these clips appear in other videos, but I wanted to make one ultimate up-grade compilation of SD40-2's from my older videos, so I hope you still enjoyed these clips!
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Recorded between 2009 - 2014 in 1080p with a Canon VIXIA HG20
Central Penn Rail Productions 2019