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Glad you enjoyed your trip (as did I).

The old B&O had sharp curves around the mountains and as a result there was super elevation on the curves (I believe 6 inches) to better handle passenger train speeds. Springs on passenger car trucks were adjusted to handle that. Of course the super elevation is long gone but the curves are still there.
 
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