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B19 West by Dearborn. 2 NS, and N&W Caboose on rear.

2nd Question. Will Conrail Shared Assets survive? In Detroit, CSX currently seems to have very little presence or interest in Conrail anymore, aside from the intermodal to and from Livernois, and a CSX Dispatcher controlling the Lincoln Secondary. The last reported CSX engine used by a Conrail Job w...

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Hint = it is quite possible this train passed through Hamler, Deshler, Van Wert, etc earlier in the day. I had browsed a bit yesterday checking lines heading east out of Fostoria, made it over to Cleveland area but didn't continue. Throwing a Youngstown guess in. Not Youngstown but getting warmer. ...

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Mon May 06, 2024 12:04 pm

Not that I railfan outside the state much but I have never seen Amazon shipping containers being transported by trains before.

Very common sight on CSX Intermodals across Ohio

Hint = it is quite possible this train passed through Hamler, Deshler, Van Wert, etc earlier in the day.

Good location for Lake State Railway from my experience is Flint. If you park at Court Street, you'll be near the Kearsley Diamond which offers some good CN action as well. There is a daily Lake State local that transfers on to the CN Flint sub to work Bristol yard. They tend to head west in the mo...

Negative to all and cold.

In Ohio

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I hope you don't mind a slow predictable pace of train action, but the answer is 6 or 8. For Amtrak check whatever day you're going with Amtrak's track a train or tickets. Trains get through Ypsi either 10 mins before arriving in ARB westbound or about 10 minutes after departing EB. M-Th this summe...

NB by Wyandotte. CN 8820 & 8873.

L302, CSX 11 by Plymouth.

The east side of the crossing on Pleasant St between the Detroit Line / Conrail Bridge Leads and the Marsh Track may be better for sitting. Better angle of trains coming off the Junction Runner as well as lighting, and more room to park. Sitting in the "warehouse" parking lot on the west side of the...

L302, CSX 745 east to west at Plymouth.

Mixed Freight North to East at Plymouth. 2 UP.

NB stopped at Detroit Woodward. 2 CNs.

A Shuttlewagon is currently moving autoracks around at GM Poletown.

NY-6, NS 5334 working the Beltline.

They picked up 2 Boxcars, and placed 3 at Exel.

They were falsely expecting a pickup at Universal Logistics, instead placed 4 Boxcars with no pickup.

They have 4 empty Gondolas for Strong Steel, and the NYC Shove Flatcar.

NY-7 is at Forest Lawn heading for Mack Yard with Autoracks.

SB by Beaubien. 2 CNs.

Shoreline Sub, Detroit.

Mixed Freights meeting at Beaubien. Shoreline Sub, Detroit.