Grinstein Green-and-Cream BNSF SD70MAC #'s 9815 and 9712 lead BNSF C44-9W #'s 5024 and 4305 on train Q-381-22 (Selkirk, NY - Chicago/Cicero, IL/BNSF freight) past Poplar Street in Fostoria on Friday afternoon. The MAC's or other coal train power usually come back west with whatever coal train they went east on, but lately a few sets have been getting mixed up on their return trip to home rails (or by roaming around CSX), as is the case here.
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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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Grinstein Green-and-Cream BNSF SD70MAC #'s 9815 and 9712 lead BNSF C44-9W #'s 5024 and 4305 on train Q-381-22 (Selkirk, NY - Chicago/Cicero, IL/BNSF freight) past Poplar Street in Fostoria on Friday afternoon. The MAC's or other coal train power usually come back west with whatever coal train they went east on, but lately a few sets have been getting mixed up on their return trip to home rails (or by roaming around CSX), as is the case here.
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