On another snowy Sunday afternoon, CSXT train Q-151-28 (Cleveland, Ohio - Detroit, Michigan intermodal) rounds the northeast transfer, finally, after a 30+ minute delay due to a frozen switch at the north end of the transfer. Conrail painted B40-8 # 5964 (ex-Norfolk Southern # 4802, recently purchased from NS (note the white patch underneath the cab number)) and Dark Future/YN3 painted GP40-2 # 4404 (also former Conrail), are the power for today's train (two four axle units powering an intermodal! How often does that happen anymore?)
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March 5th, 2008:
Spring may be on the way soon, but it was certainly not here yet on this winter morning of storm recovery, full of snow, ice, and grey skies.
Through the scene next to old B&O depot in Fostoria blasts BNSF SD70MAC # 9618, looking rather ghostly with its "BN" logo no longer on the nose. She is leading CSXT train U-994-04 (Cicero, IL/BNSF - Colona, PA Powder River coal loads) eastbound on B&O main # 2, along with BNSF SD70MAC # 9404, also in the "executive" colors. Both units also have fairly newly applied "swoosh" patches on the sides of the cabs, not visible here.
The winter weather delayed many trains on this day, but didn't keep the Fostoria Rails from being just as busy as ever.
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