Pic of the Day (Q-291-15)

With over 3,900 locomotives on the roster, 44 different models and 18 paint scheme variations (I may be off by one or two...correct me if I'm wrong), plus hundreds of lease engines in various colors, and all of the "foreign" power running around, it can be quite a challenge to find a "matched set" of anything from the same railroad, builder, and model, and in the same paint scheme and number series. But that is what Q-291-15 has for power today, featuring CSXT C40-8 #'s 7611 and 7634 in the "bright future" scheme. The head end of the train is seen here from the Town Street road crossing on NS, plodding across the NS/C&O diamonds as it makes the turn around the northeast transfer from westbound to northbound (geographically) on Friday afternoon. Speaking of, CSX probably wishes its future would get brighter, but traffic is still both "light" and "off schedule" from normal in Fostoria these days as the derailment clean up in Oneida, New York enters its fifth day. Many X-series intermodal trains, those that are actually running, are way off their normal Q-series schedules, and many are "doubled up" by combining trains at some point. Willard is beginning to get clogged up with no room to put inbound trains, ("can't get any out, so can't get any in") so some are simply being left wherever they can be left. As mentioned earlier in the week, NS traffic in Fostoria is enjoying the easier-than-usual trek across the diamonds. Just how busy it will get once traffic starts flowing on its normal routes is anyone's guess.......