CR 4117 on 8/14/97. (2)

After getting the ballast extra 4117 at MP 127 in Chester, I figured he was worth a chase, so up to Washington. The train finally shows up at 09:57, taking almost 40 minutes to cover 10 1/2/ miles, but that IS 10 1/2/ miles of 1.5% grade. These ballast trains averaged 65 cars which may not sound like a big train, but that traprock is HEAVY!