One of only three Chessie System painted locomotives left on CSX (and all only existing because they were "resurrected" via the short-lived remote-control platform conversion program), CSXT RCPHE4 # 9122 is the trailing unit of 4 (the others being CEFX SD40-2 # 3107, CSXT SD40-2 # 8361, and CSXT C40-8 # 7633) on Q-291-13 (Buffalo, NY - Toledo, OH freight/automotive) as it crosses Columbus Avenue and the NS/C&O diamonds. Remote control platform or not, it is always nice to see the Chessie cat and colors still on the rails whenever one of these units passes through Fostoria.
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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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One of only three Chessie System painted locomotives left on CSX (and all only existing because they were "resurrected" via the short-lived remote-control platform conversion program), CSXT RCPHE4 # 9122 is the trailing unit of 4 (the others being CEFX SD40-2 # 3107, CSXT SD40-2 # 8361, and CSXT C40-8 # 7633) on Q-291-13 (Buffalo, NY - Toledo, OH freight/automotive) as it crosses Columbus Avenue and the NS/C&O diamonds. Remote control platform or not, it is always nice to see the Chessie cat and colors still on the rails whenever one of these units passes through Fostoria.
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