7:47 Q396 BNSF 8918
As you can see it is still fairly dark. I hear on the scanner an NS train is going east bound so I head up to Pelton and get this road railer. At 7:53
Q396 gets around the corner and the NS has cleared the diamond so Q393 starts to head west so Its down to Columbus ave crossing for a repeat pic at 7:58
X152 heads east by the depot at 8:04. led by UP 4205
Back to Columbus Ave for Q276 at 8:10 led by CSX 8407
NS is ready to run some trains. So we have at 8:20
NS 262 led by NS 9523
NS 146 follows at 8:22 led by NS 2869
Those two trains are followed at 8:30 by E447
Miss the symbol on this train he comes down from Walbridge and takes the northwest transfer to head west 8:55 UP 5125 leads this train.
As you can see in the last pic the sun has come out so I had some glare on that shot.
NS L99 heads east at 9:10. I shoot this pic at Pelton.
9:17 Q1?? an east bound stack train led by UP 9067
from Poplar street
9:24 Q1?? a west bound stack led by CSX 7335
9:48 Q3?? an eastbound mix led by CSX 7335
Head west of town and get NS 882 by the elevators at 10:15
10:22 Q391 UP 4977 from Poplar street.
Man that sun is a killer on some of these shots.
10:33 NS 218 looks good in this shot
11:20 head north of town ans get Q391
Lets grab another shot of that trailing unit
Head west of town and we get NS 307 at 11:33
Back to the Amtrak station for T909 11:43
11:55 Q164 with UP 9042 leading
Over to the Bone yard at 12:13 for NS 56K at the diamond.
12:21 Q291 makes the turn to head up to Walbridge
Next up is the train from Walbridge that turns into H795 at 12:30
N925 CSX 26 goes by at 12:43
Q390 at 12:50 from Poplar street
Across the road to the NS line at 1:00 for 15E
I like those old SP units so heres another shot of that
Back to the Amtrak station for Q 231 at 1:12
E 492 screws me at 1:25 by blocking Q389 I grab this shot of the two
Around the corner by the elevators yeilds these shots of NS 10E
1:48 NS 277
muff this shot
1:48 hear a BNSf led train comming up from the South so I head down and get a worthless pic of Q634. So I head back to Poplar street to see CSX X091 a power move goes by west at 1:59. Oh well missed that one.
NS 276 at 2:09
A T615 or Q615 takes the South East transfer at 2:10
Q110 at 2:25
W880 heads west at 2:31 figure this is a work train but what is this CSX 103 followed by a business car and a few APL stacks.
2:35 N926 with CSX 163
2:54 E494
Q165 is blocked by E494
3:03 NS 17K
I get another shot at Q634 as he rounds the southwest transfer track I get these two shots
3:28 a K train led By NS 9444 is West bound on the CSX line
3:36 E693 CSX 46 for power heads to Toledo
3:42 Q381 leaves part of his train on the main to make a set out
X550 comes in from the west.
throw in a switch failure and Fostoria was tied up for about 30 min.
Order some pizza from East of Chicago and miss H795 comming out of the yard. And N973.
NS L71 heads west
Its starting to get late but I hear two trains from Walbridge heading down so I grab these last two shot North of town. Q242
Q296
As you can see the shadows are getting pretty bad so I call it a day and head home.
Over 50 trains in 10 hours isnt bad.
Hope all enjoy
Scott B.
Forgot this one.
