If BNSF and CSX were to ever merge (unlikely, but play along...), perhaps they should mate CSX Road Slug # 2201, featured a week ago, with BNSF C44-9W # 4437. They would make a good pair, wouldn't they? This is one of the "bad batch of paint from GE" C44-9W's on BNSF that faded so badly and so quickly after being built, and apparently never made it back for its warranty "repair work" paint job as most others have. The contrast is noted further by taking a peak at the bright orange on older C44-9W # 1091 in the trail of this Q-381-11 (Selkirk, NY - Cicero, IL/BNSF freight) on Thursday afternoon.
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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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If BNSF and CSX were to ever merge (unlikely, but play along...), perhaps they should mate CSX Road Slug # 2201, featured a week ago, with BNSF C44-9W # 4437. They would make a good pair, wouldn't they? This is one of the "bad batch of paint from GE" C44-9W's on BNSF that faded so badly and so quickly after being built, and apparently never made it back for its warranty "repair work" paint job as most others have. The contrast is noted further by taking a peak at the bright orange on older C44-9W # 1091 in the trail of this Q-381-11 (Selkirk, NY - Cicero, IL/BNSF freight) on Thursday afternoon.
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