A little late, but hear it goes...
Andrew Hanselman, Charles W, and myself, at the last minute, decided
we were going to Fostoria.... We departed andrews house at..around 6:30am...
We saw our first train at Delray(from 75), with GTW(CN painted) SD40-2@ 5931 leading SD40-3# 5954, southbound.
We saw CN SD40-3# 5954, and 5941 at the Yard along 75 in Toledo(I belive it is CN's Lang Yard..is this correct??)
Also in that yard were 2 CSX SD70Aces, backing to get a long string of coal gons.
We then spotted a train eastbound at a small community(cant ever remember the name of the town..but US-23 used an overpass to get over the CSX line). It was waiting for a westbound(which we didn't see). It had UP SD70M# 3871 on the point.
We then caught another train along US-23.. a soutbound CSX with CSX SD50# 8524 and SD40-2# 8122.
and now for the trains IN Fostoria(at the depot)....:
Eastbound CSX Auto train, with CSX SD40-2# 8802 and RCLX GE# 8570
Eastbound CSX with CN C40-8W's 7304 & 7501(7304 still in CR paint)
Eastbound DTE coal train with UP's7274(GE), 5933(AC44CCTE), and 5676(ES44AC)..went south on da C&O, anyone know why??
Eastbound NS coal train with NS SD40-2's 3299&694, and GP38-2# 5325.
Westbound CSX auto train with CSX SD40-2's 8324& 8859
Westbound NS intermodal with NS C40-9W's 9895& 8793
Westbound CSX Coal with BNSF SD70Mac# 9563, BNSF C-44CW# 5470, and BNSF SD70Mac# 9482.
CSX Intermodal with C40-8W#7780, and C40-8# 7641
Eastbound CSX with CSX SD40-2# 8005, FURX SD40-2# 3005, and UP SD70M# 4470
Eastbound CSX auto train with Up SD70M# 4492, and FURX SD40-2# 3015(it went up the C&O)
Another eastbound Auto train(this on was ALL loaded racks) withCSX SD40-2# 8113 and HLCX SD40-2# 8163(it also went up on the C&0, but stoped for about 7 mins, blocking town)
Eastbound NS with CSX C40-8W# 7689, and CSX SD40-2# 8208!
Westound NS(which met the eastbound at the C&O diamonds) with BNSF 9-44CW 4524m and NREX SD40-3# 7563(looked like it was a rebuilt SD45)
Then another westbound NS, with NS SD40-2# 3322, which blocked yet ANOTHER westbound NS from view..with has 2 GE's on it.
CSX westbound with UP SD70M# 3882, and HLCX SD40-2# 6218
CSX eastbound intermodal with UP SD70M# 4703, CSX C40-8W# 7809, and HLCX SD40-3(exSDP45) 5105
CSX eastbound with CSX GP38-2# 2760, UP AC44CCTW# 5986, and CSX GP40-2# 6098.
Westbound CSX(off the C&O) with AC4400CW's 748 and 658
Westbound NS with NS SD40-2's 3322& 3323
Eastbound CSX with CSX SD40-2# 8159, UP(?) SD40T-2# 8136, and UP MP15# 1018
Westbound NS Triple Crown with NS 8189(GE??)
Eastbound light engine movment with CSX B30-7# 5537
And westbound NS with NS SD70# 2502, and SD50(exCR)# 5418.
We then, accidentaly, came across the NS-C&O diamonds..and a Parking spot along the street, along the C&O..infront for tha scrap yard..which is to be razed so a viewing platform can be built for railfans to view the junction!!!!!
Hear, we caught a eastbound NS, saw am eastbound CSX cross in front of F tower, CSX 2659 drag some autoracks north, with another CSX northbound right behind it.
We then went up to view the NS yard and mixing center, pacing the LE&W grade.
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We started out slow ride home..making it back around 11:30pm, I love Fostoria..just wish it was a little closer!!
Dave C
Fostoria 8-16-05
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