Sand Patch Grade

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  • DeutschSand Patch Grade
  • EnglishSand Patch Grade
  • 中文沙斑岩铁路

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) EMD GP40-2 enters the Sand Patch Tunnel eastbound in 1987. Sand Patch Grade is an approximately section of railroad track known for its steep grades and curves through the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania and western Maryland. Dropping over in about and with grades as much as 2%, Sand Patch Grade is one of the steepest railroad grades on the East Coast.

) EMD GP40-2 enters the Sand Patch Tunnel eastbound in 1987. Sand Patch Grade is an approximately section of railroad track known for its steep grades and curves through the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania and western Maryland. Dropping over in about and with grades as much as 2%, Sand Patch Grade is one of the steepest railroad grades on the East Coast.

See also

List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania

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