53 Hours in Fostoria and Marion

[ChessieForever]

BL2-1843 joined me for a four day trip down to Ohio for a long weekend of watching trains in Fostoria and Marion. We spent 26 hours straight between 4:00pm Friday and 6:00pm Saturday in Fostoria, then drove down to Marion to get a hotel where we crashed for the night. Sunday morning found us at Marion Union Station promptly at 8:00am where we stayed until 6:00am Monday morning for a non-stop 22 hour run. Then drove back up to Fostoria by 7:30 Monday morning and stayed another 5 hours through 12:30pm at which time we headed north back to Michigan. And so, 53 hours worth of train watching was documented. Grand Totals you ask? See Below:

Fostoria From 4pm Friday to 6pm Saturday

On CSX: 133 CSX, 23 Foreign, 1 Lease 157 Total
On NS: 59 NS, 10 Foreign 69 Total

Fostoria From 7:30am Monday, to 12:30pm Counting only New Ones and not any seen on Day 1 or in Marion

On CSX: 25 CSX, 5 Foreign, 1 Lease 31 Total
On NS: 7 NS 7 Total

157+31 on CSX = 188
69+ 7 on NS= 76

Total Fostoria Sightings: 264

Marion, From 8am Sunday to 6am Monday

On CSX: 61 CSX 4 Foreign, 1 Least 66 Total, 5 Seen at Fostoria, Total Good Marion: 61
On NS: 81 NS 6 Foreign 87 Total 4 Seen at Fostoria, Total Good Marion: 83

Total Good Marion: 61 on CSX, 83 on NS: Total: 144


Total Fostoria 264, Total Marion 144 Total Locomotives Seen 408.

And now for the play by play of all the action witnessed. And as always, any corrections on train I.D.'s are always welcome but I feel we did a fairly good job of nailing them.

August 5th, 2016
Fostoria, Ohio:
Q386 Eng 4712csx by 4:02pm
K919 Engs 7653csx-882csx W-S by 4:07pm
Q394 Engs 8813cp-5543up+999torco S-E by 4:12pm
L365 Engs 217csx-491csx*7915csx-7917csx by 4:17pm
NSL70 Eng 6356ns E by 4:31pm
NS17K Engs 9620ns-9426ns by 4:37pm
NSL76 Eng 3417ns W by 4:47pm
Q151 Engs 3075csx-241csx S-W by 5:17pm
V764 Engs 7366csx-593csx N by 5:37pm
Q243 Engs 3327csx-8561csx S-W by 5:42pm
Q137 Engs 3080csx-5311csx by 6:08pm
NS965 Engs 8068ns-8884ns*9655ns-2729ns*9575ns-8994ns*4694fxe-
4693fxe+6005up+8373ns+9255ns+9595ns+8998ns W by 6:16pm
NS Yard: Engs 1070ns,3340ns,5195ns,5228ns,8935ns at 6:40pm
Q136 Engs 3169csx-3322csx by 6:44pm
K577 Engs 9047csx-5330csx N by 6:54pm
N820 Engs 6328bnsf-9259bnsf E-N by 7:07pm
Q349 Engs 4529csx-9760cp*8517cp-82csx W-S by 7:34pm
Q264 Engs 7767csx-68csx S-E by 7:43pm
NS14E Eng 6906bnsf by 8:02pm
Q009 Engs 5243csx-4285csx+986csx by 8:06pm
K596 Engs 5006csx-855csx S-W by 8:28pm
Q342 Engs 9030csx-4543csx by 8:55pm
Q017 Engs 5289csx-297csx+3367csx by 9:25pm
Q112 Engs 584csx-767csx by 9:28pm
NS307 Engs 8111ns-9830ns by 9:34pm
NSMQ2 Engs 8121ns-6618bnsf by 9:38pm
NSL76 Engs 3417ns-3502ns E by 9:52pm
Q383 Engs 4075csx-3247csx by 10:07pm
NS145 Engs 6951ns-8402ns by 10:22pm
NS280 Engs 9102ns-9954ns by 10:27pm
Q165 Engs 1045cefx-9591cp by 10:35pm
Q157 Engs 4752csx-3371csx by 11:05pm

August 6th, 2016
NS12Q Engs 7600ns-7142ns by 12:06am
K141 Engs 5491csx-3004csx by 12:21am
Q368 Engs 3024csx-5427csx+5282csx by 12:49am
Q135 Engs 5315csx-91csx by 12:50am
T615 Engs 425csx-334csx N-W by 12:57am
Q019 Engs 980csx-5404csx by 1:20am
Q004 Engs 4524csx+702csx-769csx by 1:35am
Q003 Engs 440csx-132csx+728csx by 1:55am
NSL18 Eng 3410ns at 1:58am
NS885 Eng 2639ns E by 2:05am
Q393 Engs 3363csx-8612csx*8410ns-4549csx by 2:12am
Q272 Engs 4530csx-5374csx E-N by 2:21am
K925 Engs 4788csx-3039csx N-E by 2:34am
Q389 Engs 9004csx-5345csx by 2:35am
L380 Engs 5492csx-8613cp by 3:21am
NS275 Eng 9938ns by 3:25am
NS272 Engs 9434ns-9307ns by 3:30am
G758 Engs 3228csx-4738csx S by 3:41am
K914 Eng 889csx N-W by 3:43am
Q371 Engs 753csx-431csx W-S by 4:12am
NS217 Engs 9907ns-8419ns+2593ns by 4:45am
Q267 Eng 6732bnsf E-S by 5:15am
K382 Engs 3364csx-899csx N-W by 5:32am
Q020 Engs 3347csx+5378csx-5426csx by 5:34am
NS10R Engs 8229bnsf+9717ns-6975ns by 5:46am
Q158 Engs 312csx-7724csx by 6:11am
Q161 Engs 28csx-494csx by 6:12am
Q637 Engs 4086csx-5367csx+4299csx by 6:35am
Q355 Engs 3153csx-444csx*520csx-8128csx W-N by 7:11am
K605 Engs 4087fxe-4063fxe by 7:18am
NS15E Engs 6518up-8479up by 8:25am
NS234 Engs 9202ns-2801ns by 8:35am
Q369 Engs 3866up-9014up+7786up by 8:48am
Q200 Eng 3335csx E-N by 8:49am
Q166 Engs 8859cp-9369cp by 9:04am
NS233 Engs 9141ns-9782ns+8922ns by 9:09am
W201 Engs 6847bnsf-3909up E by 9:20am
Q253 Engs 406csx-44csx W-N by 9:45am
NS218 Engs 1058ns-9606ns+8061ns by 10:10am
NS288 Engs 9321ns-2709ns by 10:16am
K524 Engs 3024csx+7658ns-9478ns by 10:26am
Q016 Engs 3352csx-331csx by 11:08am
Q113 Engs 3131csx-711csx by 11:12am
NS146 Engs 9422ns-6815ns by 11:28am
W011 Eng 8557csx W by 11:33am
Q015 Engs 5298csx-5314csx by 11:43am
Q276 Engs 458csx-3885up S-E by 11:50am
NS17K Engs 9009ns-9482ns by 12:07pm
Q150 Engs 9014csx-3362csx E-N by 12:27pm
L010 Engs 986csx+4285csx-5243csx by 12:34pm
Q163 Engs 772csx-3417csx by 12:38pm
T507 Engs 5392csx-4567csx N by 12:47pm
L507 Engs 395csx-5109csx S-W by 12:55pm
Q148 Engs 382csx-902csx by 1:22pm
Q348 Engs 476csx-3193csx N-E by 1:37pm
Q241 Engs 3264csx-974csx S-W by 1:47pm
W239 Engs 5241csx-7659csx W by 2:06pm
C&Oyard Engs 2234csx,6133csx,6401csx+Cabs903180,903985 at 2:15pm
Q299 Engs 500csx-5113csx W-N by 2:20pm
E820 Engs 9088bnsf-9199bnsf S-W by 2:22pm
Q342 Engs 4229csx-8758csx by 2:30pm
Q137 Engs 456csx-292csx by 2:38pm
Q386 Engs 7693csx-9007csx by 2:45pm
H795 Eng 2549csx S arr 2:47pm
NS375 Engs 8958up-4821up+2768ns by 2:52pm
NS64D Engs 9360ns-7523ns E by 3:38pm
Q151 Engs 3416csx-5211csx S-W by 3:47pm
K934 Engs 556csx-3232csx W-S by 4:08pm
E502 Engs 4818csx-4724csx S by 4:50pm
H795 Eng 2549csx N dep 5:05pm
NS306 Engs 2547ns+8066ns-8023ns by 5:32pm

August 7th,2016
Marion, Ohio:
NBGT Engs 5002csx-4760csx N by 7:55am
NSFRT Engs 2606ns-5810ns-711ns-3071ns N by 7:57am
T700 Engs 3214csx-836csx W by 8:18am
NSFRT Engs 8907ns-9836ns+9195ns S by 8:32am
Q255 Engs 9018csx-7892csx W by 8:53am
CSXYard Engs 2210csx,2506csx,4073csx,6435csx at 9:20am
NS217 Engs 9596ns-9809ns+8074ns N by 9:30am
NS195 Engs 8149ns-9436ns+2557ns S by 9:52am
Q254 Engs 5349csx-3297csx E by 10:30am
Q263 Engs 5350csx-3029csx+3084ofox W by 11:03am
NS175 Engs 1079ns-9773ns S by 11:33am
NSDS Engs 1012ns-9919ns S by 11:58am
NS218 Engs 2593ns-8419ns+2802ns S by 12:11pm
Q008 Engs 3292csx-3275csx+3032csx E by 12:33pm
NS756 Engs 8137ns-8091ns S by 1:36pm
Q132 Engs 6361sp-5331up E-N by 2:15pm
Q260 Engs 3052csx-4324csx E by 2:20pm
EBCT Engs 3001sx-3115csx E by 2:38pm
NS178 Engs 9960ns-3296ns*7503ns-8375ns+6952ns+7305ns+351fs by 3:19pm
G413 Engs 3373csx-885csx W by 4:05pm
NS179 Engs7577ns-9841ns S by 4:32pm
NS194 Engs 1089ns-1125ns+9105ns N by 5:22pm
X790 Engs 4821csx-795csx*4509csx-5412csx E by 5:32pm
Q296 Engs 881csx-159csx E by 6:08pm
NS795 Engs 7542ns-9686ns+9282ns N by 6:32pm
NSM95 Engs 1000ns-9840ns+2604ns N by 6:47pm
NS180 Engs 4237up-6720ns+5029up N by 7:10pm
NS510 Engs 9597ns-9692ns+9019ns N by 7:23pm
Q109 Engs 641csx-5242csx W by 7:48pm
NS116 Engs 7506ns-8826ns+8767ns N by 8:01pm
Q636 Engs 5367csx-8454csx N by 8:28pm
NS50Z Engs 4693fxe-4694fxe S by 8:42pm
K712 Engs 882csx-7653csx N by 9:00pm
Q106 Engs 5375csx-5414csx E by 10:22pm
NS233 Engs 1173ns-9797ns+8083ns N by 10:37pm
Q245 Engs 79csx-7867csx*5543up-8813cp W by 11:02pm
NS41N Engs 7134up-117csx*8982ns-8986ns N by 11:17pm
NS178 Engs 7602ns-9343ns+8509ns N by 11:38pm
Q349 Engs 5361csx-7384csx*206csx-7244up+6705up+2005csx S-W by 11:46pm
NSCT Engs 8119ns-1010ns S by 11:57pm

August 8th, 2016
V779 Engs 4705csx-4817csx N by 12:23am
V853 Engs 3243csx-683csx N by 12:52am
NS17M Engs 8379ns-9785ns+2580ns N by 1:01am
Q119 Engs 3128csx-3154csx W by 1:15am
Q254 Engs 5387csx-3124csx E by 1:23am
NS305 Engs 3580ns-3473ns N by 1:37am
NSFRT Engs 9314ns-9188ns S by 2:13am
NSI33 Engs 8459ns-6943ns N by 2:13am
Q109 Engs 5242csx-641csx E by 2:32am
NS56Z Engs 9197ns-1007ns S by 2:45am
NS26N Engs 9233ns-9615ns S by 3:07am
NS304 Engs 9443ns-3392ns+3471ns S by 3:24am
Q268 Engs 7341csx-4727csx E by 3:55am
Q226 Engs 3272csx-3077csx E by 4:05am
NS55W Engs 9363ns-9672ns N by 4:28am
NS380 Engs 6917ns-2625ns N by 5:12am
NS195 Engs 2658ns-1116ns*6802ns-5138ns*2554ns-2548ns*2555ns-2531ns N 5:30am
Q637 Engs 4530csx-2549csx S by 5:32am
T700 Engs 801csx-752csx W by 5:48am
Q279 Engs 4776csx-119csx W by 6:03am

Fostoria, Ohio:
N640 Engs 535csx-4721csx W-N by 7:25am
NS234 Engs 9782ns-9141ns+7546ns by 7:43am
Q200 Engs 7879csx-7740csx E-N by 7:53am
Q241 Engs 3335csx-271csx S-W by 8:18am
L113 Engs 5476csx-7677csx by 8:52am
L163 Engs 3133csx-308csx by 9:22am
NS218 Engs 8074ns-9809ns+9596ns by 9:28am
NS55W Engs 9363ns-9672ns by 9:28am
NS146 Engs 7007ns-1103ns by 9:40am
NSL70 Eng 6356ns W by 9:55am
K141 Engs 7560bnsf-8005bnsf+2033gecx by 10:12am
Q342 Engs 7337csx-9037csx*7769csx-699csx+106csx by 10:18am
Q378 Engs 511csx-4835csx N-E by 10:27am
Q016 Engs 5382csx-445csx by 10:30am
NS288 Engs 6950ns-2763ns by 10:40am
Q142 Engs 7758up-6882up N by 10:55am
G776 Engs 593csx-7366csx S by 11:10am
W003 Eng 2536csx W by 11:22am
Q276 Engs 5452csx-8582csx S-E by 11:34am
Q010 Engs 4746csx-7583csx+31csx by 11:55am
NS17K Engs 1000ns-9840ns by 12:10pm
NS883 Eng 8009ns E by 12:30pm
Q148 Engs 3329csx-3287csx Seen In Galatea at 1:10pm

[~Z~]

Nice listing. You found all these trains, and I found you guys in the Marion guestbook list

[lakeshoredave]

holy cow that's an awesome report!

[hoborich]

That's awesome. I gotta go to Fostoria.

[ChessieForever]

Oh No......My identity has been compromised! Seriously though, we had a great time at both Fostoria and Marion (as usual). And just so you know, I have on video everything we saw to go along with the Trip Report on paper. Just not sure how to upload any of it. It's a 3 hour video but maybe there is a way to post just pieces of it. Sounds too technical for this 50 year old.

[Saturnalia]

Oh No......My identity has been compromised! Seriously though, we had a great time at both Fostoria and Marion (as usual). And just so you know, I have on video everything we saw to go along with the Trip Report on paper. Just not sure how to upload any of it. It's a 3 hour video but maybe there is a way to post just pieces of it. Sounds too technical for this 50 year old.

If it's all one clip, it'd be super easy to upload to YouTube. All you need is a google account.

[ChessieForever]

Thanks, I will look into that. But it can wait until next week. In the meantime, I will be on the sandy shores of Lake Michigan starting tomorrow for a long weekend.

[AARR]

I'm amazed/impressed at your attention to details