Heavy snows and high winds are beginning to bombard Fostoria as NS train 234 (Chicago, IL/Landers Yard - Norfolk, VA intermodal) creeps across the B&O diamond. Unable to see the signals due to the extremely poor visibility, 234's crew had to call CSX F Tower to make sure they had permission through town, then cautiously make their way past the B&O and C&O diamonds. Today's 234 is powered by NS C40-9W 8946 and HLCX SD60 5947 (ex-CRIX 5947, and, as evidenced by the photo, UP 5947. It was built as CNW 8003.)
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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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Heavy snows and high winds are beginning to bombard Fostoria as NS train 234 (Chicago, IL/Landers Yard - Norfolk, VA intermodal) creeps across the B&O diamond. Unable to see the signals due to the extremely poor visibility, 234's crew had to call CSX F Tower to make sure they had permission through town, then cautiously make their way past the B&O and C&O diamonds. Today's 234 is powered by NS C40-9W 8946 and HLCX SD60 5947 (ex-CRIX 5947, and, as evidenced by the photo, UP 5947. It was built as CNW 8003.)
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