O/S Romulus, Plymouth, Port Huron, Sarnia Feb 22/23

Give us a run down of what you saw, post pictures if you'd like...any info is welcome.
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O/S Romulus, Plymouth, Port Huron, Sarnia Feb 22/23

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Feb 22/06

Romulus

15:15
CP Westbound
CP 9639
72 cars (3 tank cars followed by 69 intermodal)
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Plymouth

17:16
D738 South
CSX 2794 (didn't sound to good, like 1 cylinder wasn't firing)
8 cars
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17:33
CSX Local backing East
C&O 904121
14 high cubes
CSX 2667 (Seaboard System)
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In the East Yard after setting off 3 of the high cubes
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17:48
Departing the East Yard westbound for the North Yard
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Feb 23/06

Plymouth

10:32
Y109 backing north to east around the wye
C&O 904121
11 cars
CSX 6054
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11:10
K385/21 North to East
HLCX 7171 - CSX 8594
122 loaded coke hoppers (mix of EJ&E, B&LE, & CSX)
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11:18
X500
CP 9647
65 cars
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11:35
Q335 North to West
CSX 8380 - HLCX 8141
43 cars
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11:46
Y109 west to south
CSX 6054
C&O 904121
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Port Huron

16:50 arrived at Port Huron to find 2 Westbounds waiting on the main for crews.
Looked like 383 based on the intermodal cars on the head end.
CN 2635 - ????

CN West
CN 2421 - CN 5656
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17:10
CN 385 climbing the hill out of the tunnel
CN 2684 - CN 6017
67 cars
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Cross the bridge and head into Sarnia in search of what remains of the CSX in Ontario.
No shot as the only unit I saw was way back in the yard and it was getting late.

Headed to the CN Sarnia yard and caugth this local heading around the South East leg of the wye west of the yard.

17:39
CN Local
CN 7068 - CN 4114
15 tank cars
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Like the pics, nice crisp and very interesting. What camera model do you have?

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Camera is a Pentax, Optio 30 model, point and shoot. Same type as Matt now has going by the info below his pictures.
I use it to grap shots to put on here. My main camera is a Contax 35mm SLR that i shoot slide film with. It's fun trying to juggle both to get shots.
That's why some of the faster action shots are a little distant as I'll shoot them on the digital at full telephoto (3x) and then grab good shots with the 50mm lens on the Contax. If it's nice and sunny and I can use the 200mm telephoto on the Contax and then shoot the digital at wide angle.

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