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Discover Sand Patch in United States
Sand Patch in the region of Pennsylvania is a town located in United States - some 121 mi or ( 194 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Sand Patch is now 01:41 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Cumberland, Eckhart Mines, Frostburg, Hagerstown, and Mount Savage. When in this area, you might want to check out Cumberland . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sand Patch ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sand Patch Tunnel CSX Power
Sand Patch Pa. CSX auto rack train coming upgrade through Sand Patch Tunnel. Listen to the two older CSX units work in the tunnel and take the train towards Meyersdale, Pa and points west. ..
Old GE Dragging Rail
Apparently CSX never heard of hi-rail truck with a crane on it to carry rail around, so they're using a GE to pull two very long pieced of rail to the location of a broken rail. Apparently this isn't ..
Sandpatch Summer: CSX Action in the Allegheny Mountains
CSX action in the Allegheny mountains on a beautiful summer day in July 2009. First up, the eastbound Amtrak Capitol Limited (PO-30) passes under Salisbury Viaduct as sen from the Great Allegheny Pass ..
Sand Patch PA 03.26.11: That's A Lotta U
My original plan for Day Two of the trip was to head over to Conemaugh and Johnstown in the morning and then down to Sand Patch later in the day, but after getting onto Route 219 on the way there, a l ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Meyersdale Wind Farm
The Meyersdale Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania with 20 NEG Micon/Vestas 1.5 MW wind turbines that began commercial operation in December 2003. The wind farm has a combined total nameplate capacity of 30 MW, enough to power about 10,000 homes. The project was constructed by NextEra Energy Resources, based in Florida.
Located at 39.80 -78.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Callimont, Pennsylvania
Callimont is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 51 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Located at 39.80 -78.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Wills Creek Bollman Bridge
The Wills Creek Bollman Bridge originally served the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Pittsburgh Division main line. Designed by the renowned self-taught engineer Wendel Bollman in 1871, this truss bridge is the last remaining span of the Pittsburgh Division line associated with Bollman. Around 1910 it was moved from Wills Creek to a location 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania after it was no longer able to carry safely the newer and heavier locomotives.
Located at 39.82 -78.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Summit Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The population was 2,368 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Located at 39.83 -79.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
Meyersdale is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on the Casselman River, 73 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. In the past, its chief industry was the mining of coal. Meyersdale was first settled as early as 1776, but the growth of the town dates from the advent of the first railroad in 1871. Coal mining began in the next year. In 1900, 3,024 people resided in Meyersdale. By 1910, 3,741 people lived in the borough. The population was 2,473 at the 2000 census.
Located at 39.81 -79.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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