A persistent fog has hung over the Fostoria area all day on Wednesday, keeping visibility limited and travel somewhat treacherous, including problems on the rails. Here however, Q-091-21 (Albany, NY - Wallula, WA/UP Unit Produce Empties) is having little problem accelerating out of town through the thick haze at the Tiffin Street overpass around 11:20 am. Today's train features, yet again, a trio of UP 5300-series ES44AC's: 5347, 5345, and 5328. # 5347 was the newest GE on the Union Pacific roster prior to the delivery of the first of the 7600-series ES44AC's on the first of this month.
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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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A persistent fog has hung over the Fostoria area all day on Wednesday, keeping visibility limited and travel somewhat treacherous, including problems on the rails. Here however, Q-091-21 (Albany, NY - Wallula, WA/UP Unit Produce Empties) is having little problem accelerating out of town through the thick haze at the Tiffin Street overpass around 11:20 am. Today's train features, yet again, a trio of UP 5300-series ES44AC's: 5347, 5345, and 5328. # 5347 was the newest GE on the Union Pacific roster prior to the delivery of the first of the 7600-series ES44AC's on the first of this month.
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