BNSF Around Curtis Hill

The steepest grade east of Amarillo on the former Santa Fe, now BNSF main line is the 12 mile, 1% climb for westbounds out of the Cimarron valley in western Oklahoma, near Waynoka.  Westbounds growl uphill in run 8 and scream downhill and across the flat prairie at 70 per.  This video shows 24 hours of incredible action on Curtis Hill in September of 1996.  109 minutes.