Indiana Eastern
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Indiana Eastern
Anyone have any idea on the scheduled days for running on this line? Also, does the railroad still operate the 2 ex. Algers SD-9s?
Re: Indiana Eastern
The answers are "no" and "no".
More specifically, I think they're a weekday only (generally) operation but I don't have any current knowledge of what they do and when. As to the SD9's, they're gone and one's been repainted:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 43&nseq=71
Regards,
Michael
Unfortunately, scenes like this are now resigned to history:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 39&nseq=55
More specifically, I think they're a weekday only (generally) operation but I don't have any current knowledge of what they do and when. As to the SD9's, they're gone and one's been repainted:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 43&nseq=71
Regards,
Michael
Unfortunately, scenes like this are now resigned to history:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 39&nseq=55
Michael Harding
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Re: Indiana Eastern
Ah, thanks for the reply though. At least the 9s are getting some good use.
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Re: Indiana Eastern
MDH, great pics! I went to Miami U when the trackage was still CSX. Imagine my disappointment when I found it was later bought by a shortline and supplied with SD9's! I stopped by once a few winters ago while on a business trip in the area and viewed those big caddies briefly, but there was no photo angle and nothing moving.
As far as railfan opportunities, it was a real shame the timing wasn't a few years different. That was stunning country to drive around in and I remember bombing over the crossings of C&O of Indiana all the way from Richmond to Fernald. We used to visit Brookville lake often and you had to cross the C&O of Indiana to get there. You also crossed it if you knew the backroads into Cinci. By that time it was just a secondary with no actual connections in Richmond or Cinci.
As far as railfan opportunities, it was a real shame the timing wasn't a few years different. That was stunning country to drive around in and I remember bombing over the crossings of C&O of Indiana all the way from Richmond to Fernald. We used to visit Brookville lake often and you had to cross the C&O of Indiana to get there. You also crossed it if you knew the backroads into Cinci. By that time it was just a secondary with no actual connections in Richmond or Cinci.
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Re: Indiana Eastern
937TrainFan wrote: » Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:09 pm
Anyone have any idea on the scheduled days for running on this line? Also, does the railroad still operate the 2 ex. Algers SD-9s?
MDH wrote: » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:40 pm
The answers are "no" and "no".
More specifically, I think they're a weekday only (generally) operation but I don't have any current knowledge of what they do and when. As to the SD9's, they're gone and one's been repainted:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 43&nseq=71
Regards,
Michael
Unfortunately, scenes like this are now resigned to history:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 39&nseq=55
MDH, these AWW SD9 locos are still operating (2017) for Indiana Eastern®!!!! I am on my way to Cincinnati today! I hope to catch them─but the main purpose of this trip (with "Railfan Gary") is to catch the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® "Circus Train!!!!"
Here's a picture,© Carlos Ferran, of AWW SD9 #206 at Fernald, Ohio, November 17, 2016 :
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/597487/
Robert Jackson (Extreme Railfan/Bluewater and Michigan Transit Museum member)
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