IORY South End Part 4
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Caught the Wash CH Turn this morning heading into Konrad. 408?-4071-500? And maybe 30 cars.
Supposedly the tunnel motor for the I&O is now going to the NECR. The CFE loco will ship out next week. I'm hearing this second hand so take with a grain of salt.
Supposedly the tunnel motor for the I&O is now going to the NECR. The CFE loco will ship out next week. I'm hearing this second hand so take with a grain of salt.
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I know this is a north end thing, but the I&O ran a 90-car loaded train south out of Metamora today. CSXT 8588 and CSXT 8634 for power, matching YN3 SD50's. They were notched out most of the way but the engineer said they pulled good. AJB and I chased from Metamora to Leipsic. Sure was interesting to finally see CSX power on the I&O!
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Y@ wrote:I know this is a north end thing, but the I&O ran a 90-car loaded train south out of Metamora today. CSXT 8588 and CSXT 8634 for power, matching YN3 SD50's. They were notched out most of the way but the engineer said they pulled good. AJB and I chased from Metamora to Leipsic. Sure was interesting to finally see CSX power on the I&O!
Where is the final destination?
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The empties came from CSX and an I&O crew got on at Cairo and took it north to Metamora Wednesday night, then another I&O crew took it back to Cairo where a CSX crew got on. I don't know where it goes from there. I'm guessing somewhere in North Carolina.60Tonner wrote:Where is the final destination?
Here are two of the shots from today.
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Nice shots Y@, is the first one at Fulton Curve?
Y@ wrote:The empties came from CSX and an I&O crew got on at Cairo and took it north to Metamora Wednesday night, then another I&O crew took it back to Cairo where a CSX crew got on. I don't know where it goes from there. I'm guessing somewhere in North Carolina.60Tonner wrote:Where is the final destination?
Here are two of the shots from today.
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Mike- Yep, that would be the spot. Finally figured out a way to make that curve work for a shot!
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Thanks for sharing Y@! We get the old GE junk down on this end. Always share the stuff on the north end. Especially if the bearded one is along for the chase.
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Where is the diamond at?
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[quote="midland sub"]Pittsburgh Industrial RR SW1500. Beat to hell and back. Something is seriously wrong with it. They can't run it above notch 6 because it shakes so bad. Usually shop switcher at Norwood.[/quote]
I have heard just the opposite about PIR 2342(aka the Pirate), CNRY used it a while back on the Dinner Train & crews like it said it was a great puller, 2342 since returning from the deadline has been used mainly on the blue ash branch & roustabous near McCoullugh yard and also spent a month or so on the CIND late last year running the IORY Brookville job & CIND Lawrenceburg Job before the Gensets arrived.
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I have heard just the opposite about PIR 2342(aka the Pirate), CNRY used it a while back on the Dinner Train & crews like it said it was a great puller, 2342 since returning from the deadline has been used mainly on the blue ash branch & roustabous near McCoullugh yard and also spent a month or so on the CIND late last year running the IORY Brookville job & CIND Lawrenceburg Job before the Gensets arrived.
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It's the I&O/Napoleon, Defiance & Western (or DT&I/Wabash for the original roads) crossing just outside of Liberty Center OH.
60Tonner wrote:Where is the diamond at?
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Also had a loaded train run south from Meatamora on Tuesday with a pair of CSX widecabs.
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Yeah, engineer Matt said he'd been pretty busy over the last couple weeks. I think he said there's been four sets in the last 13 days.JoJames wrote:Also had a loaded train run south from Meatamora on Tuesday with a pair of CSX widecabs.
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Here's what I've got uploaded so far:
Just south of Malinta:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8-n-sand/8417325488/
Coming into Hamler:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8-n-sand/8417326048/
Crossing the diamond at Hamler:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8-n-sand/8416232335/
At the south switch Hamler:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8-n-sand/8417328206/
Just south of Malinta:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8-n-sand/8417325488/
Coming into Hamler:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8-n-sand/8417326048/
Crossing the diamond at Hamler:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8-n-sand/8416232335/
At the south switch Hamler:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8-n-sand/8417328206/
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2342 also dragged a 60ish car empty autorack train out of Gest St during the CIND beatings a couple of months ago.
Three different guys have said its got the vibration problem.
Speaking of the CNRY, are they really not allowed to "borrow" I&O locos now?
Three different guys have said its got the vibration problem.
Speaking of the CNRY, are they really not allowed to "borrow" I&O locos now?
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I should be in your neck of the woods sometime in April. I figure it's about time the hilly billy trash from the south end make a run to see the flat landers up north....
Y@ wrote:No problem Mark. I'm always glad to contribute where I can!
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Blan Job working Wash CH and Konrad on Saturday. They pulled 3 loaded ddg hoppers from Valero for Sabina Farmers. Melvin Stone has been pulling their hoppers out of storage (less than a month) from Cincy and sending them north. They took 30 plus on Friday to Melvin.
88 car loaded grain train came out of Mechanicsburg last night. Another 90 car train at South Chuck to be pulled. Four more 90 car trains en route for the Midland.
88 car loaded grain train came out of Mechanicsburg last night. Another 90 car train at South Chuck to be pulled. Four more 90 car trains en route for the Midland.
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Great pics there Loco-Eng.....!
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Hell yeah!midland sub wrote:I should be in your neck of the woods sometime in April. I figure it's about time the hilly billy trash from the south end make a run to see the flat landers up north....
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Y@ did a nice job in anotehr thread summarizing IORY's north of Lima operations. Can someone do the same for Lima and south to Washington Courthouse? Is there a Lima switcher and if yes does that switcher work outside Lima's yard limits? Thanks guys.
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