Sandpatch Grade

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Railfan1

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Posted by Railfan1 on Monday, July 17, 2006 11:52 AM

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 16, 2006 11:03 PM

24 miles by road, 33.4 miles by rail

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 11:29 AM

How far is the peak of the grade from Cumberland, MD?

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nanaimo73

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From: Nanaimo BC Canada
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Posted by nanaimo73 on Sunday, April 30, 2006 10:15 PM

Heading west from Cumberland, MD the line rises gradually to Hyndman, PA. From there the grade stiffens (up to 1.59%) up to Foley. The next section to Glencoe is not as steep. The rest of the way reaches 1.94% to the 4,777' summit tunnel at Sand Patch. The western slope reaches 1.5% down to Salisbury Jct. and less than that to Connellsville.

Dale