Two CSX trains are heading north together at Sandusky Street in Fostoria on Thursday night. Q-516-06 (Cincinnati, OH - Toledo/Stanley Yard, OH freight) has made the turn off the northwest transfer and heads up C&O main 2 with CEFX SD40-2 # 3141, while Q-281-05 (Selkirk, NY - Toledo/Walbridge Yard, OH auto racks, as required) had made the turn off the northeast transfer and heads up C&O main 1, with CSXT C40-8W #'s 7815 and 7720. 516 is beginning to pull away from 281 because it has the shorter train coming off the transfer, and, because 281 will be going into the North Fostoria center siding to wait for a gap in traffic in which to head north behind 516.
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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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