Columbus, OH - 2.20.23

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NS Lite Engine moves south out of Watkins Yard, meeting a NB Unit Grain.

NS 4175 - Williams Rd, Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS Meet in Columbus by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS Unit Grain - Valley Crossing, Columbus by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS Mixed Freight putting their cars away at Watkins Yard.

NS 3664 - Watkins Yard, Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS 3664 - Watkins Yard, Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS 3664 - Watkins Yard, Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

WAMX 6001 - Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Meanwhile, A CSX Local from Parsons Yard works Heidelberg Cement, then shoves east through Valley Crossing with a Bay Window Caboose.

NS & CSX Local - Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX Parsons Local with Caboose by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX Operation Lifesaver Caboose - Valley Crossing - Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX 6517 - Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX Operation Lifesaver Caboose - Alum Creek Rd, Columbus by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX 6517 - Alum Creek Rd - Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Switching Cleveland Cliffs

CSX 6517 working Cleveland Cliffs in Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX 6517 working Cleveland Cliffs in Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX 6517 working Cleveland Cliffs in Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX 6517 working Cleveland Cliffs in Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX 6517 working Cleveland Cliffs in Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Valley Crossing

SB NS

NS 4040 - Valley Crossing, Columbus OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX Local waiting for multiple NS Freights

CSX 6517 - Valley Crossing, Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

SB NS Grain with UP Engines

UP 7790, Valley Crossing, Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS Unit Grain - Valley Crossing by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX Local returning to Parsons Yard

CSX 6517 - Williams Rd, Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

CSX Caboose - Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NB NS Mixed Freight

NS 1191 - Valley Crossing, Columbus by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS Local returning to Watkins Yard

NS 3375 - Valley Crossing, Columbus by tcamp7837, on Flickr

NS Mixed Freight near Downtown Columbus next to the Scioto River

NS by Scioto River - Columbus, OH by tcamp7837, on Flickr

[AARR]

Thank you for posting, CRD. I enjoy your Trip Reports.

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The train lead by NS 3664 is a WATCO Kanawha River Railroad coal train coming off the former K&M/T&OC/NYC/PC/CR/NS West Virginia Secondary Track now leased to WATCO. It has the standard power arrangement of 2 NS run through units and 2 WAMX 6000 series SD60s which are exNS units. The SD60s usually are on the headend between Dickinson Yard south of Charleston WV and Hobson Yard at Middleport OH. North out of Hobson it varies per train, either staying on the headend under MU or as a manned helper on the rearend of the train.