On Wednesday evening in Fostoria, CSX's northwest Ohio flooding reroutes have begun in full force. First, CSX train Q-219-22 (Toledo/Stanley Yard, OH - Indianapolis/Avon Yard, IN freight) passes straight south on the C&O across Columbus Avenue, with CSXT ES44DC # 5269 and SD60 # 8701. Then, after dark, train Q-636-22 (Columbus, OH - Toledo/Stanley Yard, OH freight) heads north behind CSXT C40-8 # 7491 in Conrail Quality paint and AC440CW # 376. Finally, train Q-272-22 (Louisville, KY - Detroit, MI auto racks), who usually comes into Fostoria from the west via Deshler, OH, also goes north, pulled by CSXT C40-8 #7574 and SD40-2 # 8139 in "YN3." Many more reroutes are to come.......
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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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