First up on arrival at
8:00 a.m. is Q164 with two UP's for power.
8:26 a.m. K598 FURX 3000
This is a loaded steel coil train, makes the turn and heads to wallyworld.
Zack and Patrick see him South of Walbridge in the early afternoon so he must have got stabbed somewhere north of Fostoria.
He also took a picture of me. Hope I smiled.
8:40 a.m. Q161 led by CSX power.
9:00 a.m. Q113 led by CSX power.
9:14 a.m. NS X84 by the elevators west of town. NS 9208
9:35 a.m. Q160 CSX 540 for power.
9:40 a.m. NS 262 NS 9213
10:16 a.m. K529 CSX 271
10:19 a.m. Q169 CSX 635
10:25 NS 234
10:29 NS 15E
10:38 NS 277 NS 9053
This train has a MRL unit that is not running they will need another unit further west of here.
10:52 a.m. Q119 with CSX 660 and 661.
11:28 a.m. Q149 CSX 634
11:40 a.m. Q380. CSX 8590
11:45 a.m. NS884. NS 9078
11:45 a.m. NS16K NS 9514
Almost got screwed on that one.
11:55 a.m. CSX E492. Down by the Bone yard.CSX 553
12:00 p.m. NS306 NS 9114 for power.
12:15 p.m. Q165 CSX 7578 lead power.
12:15 p.m. Q110 CSX 656 lead power.
12:26 p.m. E445 CSX 782 repainted ex-conrail SD70MAC. This will come to haunt me later. As it heads down towards Columbus.
12:30p.m. NSO52 a high and wide load comes by. NS 9409
12:40 p.m. Q216 An over exposed GCFX 3128
1:00 p.m. Q276. CSX 7799
1:20 p.m. NS307 NS 9100
OK time for lunch, Think I hear a number assigned to a SD80 MAC before I go order pizza at East of Chicago pizza. No it cant be it must be the number for the repainted SD70MAC that went by before. Make my order, it will be ready in 15 min. (no matter what time you eat you know its going to be train time).
Come out of Pizza place and hear a horn crap gonna miss a train run up to the crossing west of town to see an Eastbound coal train comming.
N559 BNSF 9498 cream and green
Not that good of pic, well I will head east of town and get a better pic.
But what is this? as I am heading east on 18 there is another coal train using the southwest wye, oh oh not good! what am I missing. look down a side street .What? That looks like a SD80MAC. Well I will turn around and catch him west of town by the elevators. Red light, red light, red light,
Man I am going to miss him. get by the road to catch him at the elevator and I see I wont get him there. Oh well maybe further west of town. Red light. Just before the light turns green Mr. Farmer on his tractor goes by, 15mph down the highway[!@*)*$&#)!$_(*_*!*!_)_*_*&^$$~!*(($(%&^]
no passing zone. 3 miles south of town a side road heading west YESSS!
Make the turn and head for my destiny.
CSX T946 SD80MAC 809
First try is not to bad but lets head further west and try again.
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Thats better. How about that lunch? only a half hour late to pick it up.
To be continued.
Scott B.
