Sunday on the NS Chicago Line

[TrainWatcher]

Spent 8 hours out on the Chi Line and also got down to Deshler for a bit.

0747- NS 558- NS 8036 + 8088
0749- CSX R112- CSXT 5220 + 5331
0757- NS 098- CSXT 5413 + 7543
0820- NS 184- CN 2564 + 5675
0827- CSX Q334- CSXT 5379 + 8857 + 5393
0830- NS 206- NS 9354 + 9813
0846- NS 864- NS 9688 + 6632 + UP 5493
0851- NS 205- NS 8960 + 7603 + 7586
0938- NS 22K- NS 9632 + 2757
0944- NS 21T- NS 9718 + 9380 + 8867
1049- CSX Q216- CSXT 550 + 7837
1058- CSX R161- CSXT 4849 + 7504 + 133
1130- NS 14N- NS 9352 + 9825 + 7135 + 8346
1133- NS 15Q- NS 9857 + 6532
1134- CSX Q150- CSXT 7923 + 7547
1147- NS 24M- NS 7684 + 9457 + 6746
1200- NS 40Z- NS 2644 + 9294 + 9060
1204- CSX Y130- CSXT 92 + 325
1236- NS 16N- NS 9809 + 9956
1310- NS 20E- NS 9583 + 8842 + 8887
1313- CSX Z250- NS 6604
1320- NS 11G- NS 6711 + CEFX 7079 (BNSF H1)
1337- CSX Z247- CN 2595 + 5758
1347- NS 10R- NS 9301 + 9640 + 9061

Deshler
1455- CSX E494- CSXT 7530 + 7668
1502- CSX ????- CSXT 7711 + 8755
1516- CSX X156- CSXT 7886 + 5291

A Few Photos:
NS 864:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/csxt1534/6 ... hotostream

NS 206:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/csxt1534/6 ... hotostream

NS 205:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/csxt1534/6 ... hotostream

The rest:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/csxt1534/with/6667575583/

[B-Town]

Great photos! I like the NS 864 one!

[TrainWatcher]

Thanks, thats my favorite of the whole 118 photo set.

[Huelsy'sTrainBlog]

Horrible James.... I love the 864 shot!

[bdconrail29]

Hate to ruin everyone's posts, but that "864" is actually 558 as indicated in his log, as well as the fact that it had NORX cars. Those cars are actually not empty either. I've seen 558 a few times and the springs were compressed, but I couldn't see the commodity, so I was wondering if it was some type of ore or something?

Anyways, great report and great photos. Thanks for sharing the symbols.

[TrainWatcher]

Thanks Brent... not sure why I had a brain fart.

[esprrfan]

558 8036, 8088 16000TONS 113 LOADS Shire oaks/ Burns Harbor, 21T was my train

[atrainguy60]

Wow, looks like you had a great day!

[bdconrail29]

558 8036, 8088 16000TONS 113 LOADS Shire oaks/ Burns Harbor, 21T was my train

Ok, 558 must be one of the NORX coal loads. I believe 574 is another. I looked up my logs where I could not see the commodity and it was 598, not 558. I've seen a 572 as well, but that was several years ago. Anyways, it's interesting that despite losing the Selkirk-side traffic on the Chicago Line, west of Oak Harbor NS has almost matched the volume that of before 1999.

[TrainWatcher]

Yea, I hadn't railfanned Vickers/Millbury in a long time, it was a very BUSY day, and I know I missed 3 NS trains... 18M was one.

[AARR]

I am impressed how your picture skills have improved since you began. Keep up the good work TW