At Philson Station on the eastern side of the Sand Patch Grade in Pennsylvania this EMD SD50 helper No. 8595 is pushing at the rear of a long string of empty auto racks. These helpers are known as the "Hyndman Helpers" for the name of the town at the start of the grade. The helper will cut off at Manilla just before the Sand Patch tunnel at the summit. There it will wait for an eastbound train and will couple to its rear to go back to Hyndman. This old B&O route over the Allegheny mountains is to East Coast railroading what Tehachapi or Cajon are to the West Coast.
Friday, January 15, 2010
The Hyndman Helper
At Philson Station on the eastern side of the Sand Patch Grade in Pennsylvania this EMD SD50 helper No. 8595 is pushing at the rear of a long string of empty auto racks. These helpers are known as the "Hyndman Helpers" for the name of the town at the start of the grade. The helper will cut off at Manilla just before the Sand Patch tunnel at the summit. There it will wait for an eastbound train and will couple to its rear to go back to Hyndman. This old B&O route over the Allegheny mountains is to East Coast railroading what Tehachapi or Cajon are to the West Coast.
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