Friday, August 10, 2007

Railfan Alert # 4

8/10/2007, 5:30 PM:

Heads up for: Columbus, Ohio; Russell, Kentucky; the C&O through Clifton Forge, Virginia, and Rocky Mount, North Carolina:

According to scanner activity in Fostoria, CSX train K-898-08 Chicago/Clearing Yard, IL - Lee's Creek, NC unit sulfur) turned the corner to head south out of Fostoria towards Columbus around 5:30 PM with CN SD75I # 5671 in the lead. Train should be to Marion and possibly Columbus, OH before nightfall. Look for it over the weekend at points east of Russell, KY.

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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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