CSX track geometry car GRMS 1, "The Spirit of R.F. Silbaugh," pauses at the B&O depot in Fostoria on Tuesday morning before continuing east on B&O main line # 2. It is a rare piece of equipment indeed to find something painted with the "Transportation" part of CSXT's name spelled out...especially something painted so long after the brief official use (1986-1987) of it on railroad equipment. Perhaps CSX thinks of it's track geometry car along the same lines as it's maintenance trucks, which still do use the spelled out "Transportation."
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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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CSX track geometry car GRMS 1, "The Spirit of R.F. Silbaugh," pauses at the B&O depot in Fostoria on Tuesday morning before continuing east on B&O main line # 2. It is a rare piece of equipment indeed to find something painted with the "Transportation" part of CSXT's name spelled out...especially something painted so long after the brief official use (1986-1987) of it on railroad equipment. Perhaps CSX thinks of it's track geometry car along the same lines as it's maintenance trucks, which still do use the spelled out "Transportation."
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