Who else but the Wheeling could provide an SD90MAC/GP35 combo? This is why I love having these trains on CSX now instead of their previous NS-trackage-rights/CN routing to Detroit (of course, any additional train traffic through Fostoria is always welcome...well, by some of us anyway...). This is, of course, K-389-05 (Willard, OH/WE - Detroit, MI coke loads), gliding into town between East Fostoria and Columbus Avenue on Saturday afternoon, with EMLX (obviously, ex-UP) SD90MAC # 8539 and WE GP35 (in Pittsburgh & West Virginia lettering) # 101 (built as a high nose GP35, Norfolk and Western # 1301).
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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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Who else but the Wheeling could provide an SD90MAC/GP35 combo? This is why I love having these trains on CSX now instead of their previous NS-trackage-rights/CN routing to Detroit (of course, any additional train traffic through Fostoria is always welcome...well, by some of us anyway...). This is, of course, K-389-05 (Willard, OH/WE - Detroit, MI coke loads), gliding into town between East Fostoria and Columbus Avenue on Saturday afternoon, with EMLX (obviously, ex-UP) SD90MAC # 8539 and WE GP35 (in Pittsburgh & West Virginia lettering) # 101 (built as a high nose GP35, Norfolk and Western # 1301).
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