Just got back from Ohio and saw a lot of things Ive never seen before. Main focus was WLE and other regionals/shortlines. WLE was a success here are videos of a rock train at Akron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNGaCqyxgKQ
and a freight at Wellington: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq0M6Ny22aI
Ill put more stuff up later.
WLE and other interesting Finds In Ohio
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TPW4055_BNSF2184
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Thanks for posting TPW. Couple questions for anyone:
- It seems that rock train was pushing a lot of cars fairly fast. I didn't see a spotter either. What are the rules for this kind of movement.
- The 2nd video had a lot of LPG cars. Does W&LE have LPG customers or are these for storage (or both)?
- It seems that rock train was pushing a lot of cars fairly fast. I didn't see a spotter either. What are the rules for this kind of movement.
- The 2nd video had a lot of LPG cars. Does W&LE have LPG customers or are these for storage (or both)?
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James Sofonia
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Re: WLE and other interesting Finds In Ohio
There is a guy hanging on the side of the first car. Looks like he is talking on a radio.AARR wrote: It seems that rock train was pushing a lot of cars fairly fast. I didn't see a spotter either.
Re: WLE and other interesting Finds In Ohio
Thanks Pixl. That train was moving so fast I missed it 
BTW, 2nd train had 74 cars of which 62 were LPG tank cars so probably for storage. The stone train had 50 cars.
BTW, 2nd train had 74 cars of which 62 were LPG tank cars so probably for storage. The stone train had 50 cars.
Pixl wrote:There is a guy hanging on the side of the first car. Looks like he is talking on a radio.AARR wrote: It seems that rock train was pushing a lot of cars fairly fast. I didn't see a spotter either.
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Re: WLE and other interesting Finds In Ohio
Hope that train wasn't going all that far in reverse. Hanging off the side of the car can be a real pain in a shorter time then you would think.
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James Sofonia
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I missed him too the first play. Had to go back a second time to see who was running the train.AARR wrote:Thanks Pixl. That train was moving so fast I missed it
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Re: WLE and other interesting Finds In Ohio
SousaKerry wrote:Hope that train wasn't going all that far in reverse. Hanging off the side of the car can be a real pain in a shorter time then you would think.
He was shoving to the other side of the river to get back on their own track. I thought the whole thing was an odd way of operating but, they know about this than I do.
Heres a video of the Rio Grande tunnel motors in Spencer. Found them totally by accident
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I think 4001 is an ex-GTW unit
TPW4055_BNSF2184 wrote:Heres a video of the Rio Grande tunnel motors in Spencer. Found them totally by accident
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