NS train 16K (Tolono, IL/CNIC - Bellevue, OH freight) often has Illinois Central power mixed in the locomotive consist somewhere...but, not today. Instead, we have NS C40-9W # 9589 leading, and NS C40-9W # 9435 and SD60 # 6694 trailing on a beautiful, sunny morning, as 16K slowly rumbles eastbound across the B&O diamonds and the Main Street crossing, watching out for workers at both the B&O diamonds and at the road crossing at Columbus Avenue next to the C&O diamonds, which has been being taken apart and then rebuilt over the last couple of weeks.
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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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NS train 16K (Tolono, IL/CNIC - Bellevue, OH freight) often has Illinois Central power mixed in the locomotive consist somewhere...but, not today. Instead, we have NS C40-9W # 9589 leading, and NS C40-9W # 9435 and SD60 # 6694 trailing on a beautiful, sunny morning, as 16K slowly rumbles eastbound across the B&O diamonds and the Main Street crossing, watching out for workers at both the B&O diamonds and at the road crossing at Columbus Avenue next to the C&O diamonds, which has been being taken apart and then rebuilt over the last couple of weeks.
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