Pic of the Day (E-941-05 and Q-397-08)

Once again it is "Fostoria West" even though the location of this photo is actually at East Fostoria along the B&O mainline. UP C44-9W # 9754 (ex-CNW # 8650) smokes it up while leading brand new UP ES44AC # 7736 on main 2 with CSX train Q-397-08 (Willard, OH - Toledo/Stanley Yard, OH freight), who is navigating around the parked E-941-05 (Cleveland, OH - Cicero, IL/BNSF/Powder River unit coal empties) on main 1, sporting two more brand new GE's, BNSF ES44DC #'s 7585 and 7583.

Apparently E-941 has encountered a problem (anyone have details?) on this Wednesday evening as the train is already being re-crewed, yet is past the signal at East Fostoria and sitting directly on the crossovers. A superintendent is on board the train and in charge of its operation while waiting for a new crew to arrive. Meanwhile, a parade of westbounds has been going around the parked E-941, starting with Q-151-08 (Cleveland, OH - Detroit, MI double stack intermodal, with GCFX SD40-2 #'s 3069 and 3099) and the pictured Q-397-08, both of whom had to cross over at Columbus Avenue to make the turn for Toledo, followed by Q-137-07 (Penn Mary Jct, MD - Chicago/Global I, IL intermodal, with CSXT ES44DC #'s 5446 and 5461) and Q-091-08 (Albany, NY - UP/Wallula, WA perishable express empties, with UP ES44AC #'s 5319 and 5341), and then Q-291-07 (Buffalo, NY - Toledo/Stanley Yard, OH freight/automotive, with HLCX SD40-2 # 7197 in blue, and HLCX SD40T-2 # 6158 in SP speedlettering paint), who also had to cross over at Columbus Avenue after getting around the parked coal empties. Next up will be eastbound Q-368-08, and as of 7:30 pm, E-941-05 is still stopped at East Fostoria.