A Busy 21 Hours on the NS Chicago Line

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A Busy 21 Hours on the NS Chicago Line

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Swanton, OH: 10/14/2017 into 10/15/2017:
Norfolk Southern Chicago Line

10:40 AM - NS 23K
11:18 AM - NS 20R
11:19 AM - NS 17M
11:48 AM - NS 50Z
11:49 AM - NS 21A
11:59 AM - NS 21T
12:13 PM - NS 67X
12:29 PM - NS 24M
1:00 PM - NS 18A
1:08 PM - NS 320
1:12 PM - NS 14Q
1:34 PM - NS 20E
1:59 PM - NS W1M
2:17 PM - NS 21G
2:29 PM - NS 34N
3:33 PM - NS 24Z
3:38 PM - NS 21Z
4:17 PM - NS 16G
4:43 PM - NS 13Q
5:07 PM - NS 205
5:20 PM - NS 880
5:43 PM - NS 21Q
5:56 PM - NS 961
6:40 PM - NS 31M
7:30 PM - NS 35N
7:39 PM - NS 20K
8:00 PM - NS 17N
8:19 PM - NS 309
8:34 PM - NS 26N
8:43 PM - NS 24W
9:55 PM - NS 25T
10:15 PM - NS 11K
10:34 PM - NS 14N
11:17 PM - NS 25Z
11:40 PM - NS 26T
11:55 PM - NS 20N
11:57 PM - AMTK 30
12:16 AM - NS 20W
12:29 AM - NS 20A
12:41 AM - NS 20Q
12:50 AM - NS 21E
1:38 AM - NS 12Q
1:44 AM - NS 25V
1:55 AM - NS 21J
2:23 AM - NS 880
2:40 AM - NS 22W
2:52 AM - NS 29V
3:07 AM - NS M3Q
3:18 AM - NS 16E
3:26 AM - NS 21M
3:41 AM - NS 23Z
4:13 AM - NS 34J
4:50 AM - NS 878
4:59 AM - AMTK 48
5:39 AM - AMTK 29
5:45 AM - NS 294
6:30 AM - AMTK 49
6:48 AM - NS 18M
7:22 AM - NS 206
7:23 AM - NS 24N
7:40 AM - NS 16G

61 trains in 21 hours.

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Re: A Busy 21 Hours on the NS Chicago Line

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Wow. Any idea which of those trains came from or was headed to Michigan?
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Re: A Busy 21 Hours on the NS Chicago Line

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blueheron13 wrote:Wow. Any idea which of those trains came from or was headed to Michigan?
20N and 31M. The W1M was likely an extra 31M but may not be from Sterling. The 800s could have been a coal train for Monroe, Trenton, or Rouge.

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Re: A Busy 21 Hours on the NS Chicago Line

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Thanks!
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Re: A Busy 21 Hours on the NS Chicago Line

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ConrailDetr​oit wrote:
blueheron13 wrote:Wow. Any idea which of those trains came from or was headed to Michigan?
20N and 31M. The W1M was likely an extra 31M but may not be from Sterling. The 800s could have been a coal train for Monroe, Trenton, or Rouge.
ConrailDetroit is right. If you want to see a tad heavier amount of Detroit traffic, east of Airline Junction would be better. 331, 332, 184, 420, 414, and the counterparts, as well as 288, 11J, 25E, 29G, and etc.

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Re: A Busy 21 Hours on the NS Chicago Line

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Thanks again.
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