On Saturday afternoon, CSX train Q-200-18 (Chicago/Blue Island, IL - Toledo/Walbridge, OH auto racks) rattles slowly over the "88 crossovers" after making the turn around the northwest transfer, from heading east on the B&O to heading north on the C&O. Today's power is GCFX SD40-2 # 3077 in it's not-so-bright grey-and-white, and HLCX SD40-2 # 7181, formerly in BN green, but now repainted into solid blue.
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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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On Saturday afternoon, CSX train Q-200-18 (Chicago/Blue Island, IL - Toledo/Walbridge, OH auto racks) rattles slowly over the "88 crossovers" after making the turn around the northwest transfer, from heading east on the B&O to heading north on the C&O. Today's power is GCFX SD40-2 # 3077 in it's not-so-bright grey-and-white, and HLCX SD40-2 # 7181, formerly in BN green, but now repainted into solid blue.
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