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NS 4914 |
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Every year, I do a "Longest Day" trip on the longest day of the year to a hotspot. Most years, I transition from going west one year, then east the next. Since I did Ogden Dunes last year, this year, Fostoria was on the docket; the crossing of two CSX mainlines and 1 NS mainline, and home of the Iron Triangle Railroad Park. It had been quite some time since I had been to Fostoria, and most times that I have been there in more recent memory, it has been quite slow. But, it is the crossing of three different sets of rail lines, so I knew rail action was definitely still high in number. So, I set off early to get my day started there in sunrise. My first train, however, ended up stopping me closer to Findlay than Fostoria. When I crossed the Fostoria District on CR 18, I could see the headlight of NS 29C to the east. Light was just beginning to show, so I decided to make it my first train of the day. A brand spanking new rebuild along with two other NS GEs led the short westbound stack train. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:11:09 PM |
| Location: |
Findlay, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4914(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
CSX 7577 |
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Upon arrival into Fostoria, the action was already ramping up. There are three different diamonds in Fostoria; two at the rail park, while the third diamond in is located at Main Street, and also is where the former B&O Depot stands. That is where I officially began my day in Fostoria. M561 was first to come west, with a neat consist in trail. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:14:01 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 7577(CM44AC) |
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| Title: |
CSX 1871 |
| Description: |
The ACL heritage unit trails 2nd on M561. My 3rd heritage unit, and a pretty cool way to start my day in Fostoria! |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:14:54 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 1871(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
CSX 2284 |
| Description: |
A slug/mother GP40-2 set trails 3rd and 4th. These slugs are slowly beginning to disappear off the roster. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:15:28 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 2284(Road Slug) |
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| Title: |
CSX 6925 |
| Description: |
A going away shot of M561. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:16:10 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 6925(GP40-2) |
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| Title: |
CSX 893 |
| Description: |
I136 was next, eastbound by the depot. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:18:17 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 893(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
CSX 4548 |
| Description: |
Soon behind I136 was I158 with a MAC leader. The only one I would see all day. Probably shouldve gone somewhere with less shadows for this. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:19:07 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 4548(SD70MAC) |
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| Title: |
Blue Critter |
| Description: |
The Mennel Mill has a giant complex in Fostoria. I found one of their critters waiting for its next assignment at Union Street. Cant say Ive ever seen it before. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:20:00 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
NS 7688 |
| Description: |
NS 148 was up next, eastbound by the Mennel Mill. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:24:36 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 7688(ES44DC) |
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| Title: |
NS 4304 |
| Description: |
NS 4304 brings up the rear of NS 148. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:25:03 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4304(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
CSX 7575 |
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Then, the first train on the C&O was up. I141 slowly curves off the C&O and onto the B&O to head west. The park was already beginning to fill up. I talked with another railfan while this train was going by who was from the UK. Its amazing how our US hotspots can attract people from all over the world! |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:25:35 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 7575(CM44AC) |
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| Title: |
CSX 363 |
| Description: |
I168 was up next, with the only YN2 leader I saw all day. There was plenty of YN2 out, just not leading. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:26:04 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 363(AC44CW) |
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| Title: |
CSX 7203 |
| Description: |
M429 out of Willard was up next westbound through the park. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:26:36 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 7203(CM44AC) |
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| Title: |
CSX 3186 |
| Description: |
The C&O ended up having a short string of trains to come south and head west on the B&O. I141 was the first of them, but a M567 and B522 were right behind them. After the M429 was allowed to sneak into the mix, M567 came rounding the bend, almost immediately after the last car of M429 went by. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:27:49 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 3186(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
CSX 994 |
| Description: |
Right behind M567 was B522, which I grabbed at Union Street. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:29:28 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 994(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
NS 4345 |
| Description: |
NS was next to send a few trains, so I moved down to the Mennel Mill again and grabbed NS 28N coming east first. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:30:58 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4345(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
NS 4148 |
| Description: |
Minutes later, 15Q passed westbound with a AC44C6M/GP38-2 combo. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:32:01 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4148(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
NS 5292 |
| Description: |
Unfortunately. it was not online. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:33:21 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 5292(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CSX 1715 |
| Description: |
CSX M634 was working the garbage cars in the siding at East Fostoria (coming back from the massive landfill south of here). One of these GE SD40s was 4th out on the train, first time Ive ever seen one in person. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:33:49 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 1715(SD22ECO) |
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| Title: |
CSX 4082 |
| Description: |
A SD40-3 trails 3rd on M634. Not sure which ones are uglier; the SD40-3s or those SD32whatever theyre called thats behind this engine. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:35:10 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 4082(SD40-3) |
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| Title: |
CSX 3210 |
| Description: |
While M634 worked the siding, M368 came east passing the train at East Fostoria |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:36:14 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 3210(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
NS 5346 |
| Description: |
And while all that was happening, the L70 crew hopped aboard at the mixing center and began heading west toward town with a Geep/SD40-2 combo. I was hoping to get a better shot, but thanks to messing around on CSX too long, I barely got to the crossing in time to even get this shot. Ive never actually seen a train use the mixing center lead. So, I was a bit bummed to not get a video here as well. But, maybe next time. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:39:21 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5346(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CSX 3234 |
| Description: |
After L70, I worked back to East Fostoria to grab a shot of the head end of M634. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:39:46 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 3234(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
CSX 1981 |
| Description: |
CSXs Pan Am heritage unit had been hanging around Fostoria for nearly two months at this point, and sure enough, it was still there last Friday. The L343 crew did end up using this motor later on in the day, but I never got to see it moving. Thanks to a small gap in the action though, I was able to go down to the C&O yard and grab a shot of it parked. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:40:16 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 1981(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
CSX 5362 |
| Description: |
The action didnt take long to pick back up again, however, and soon, I161 came rumbling into town with a pair of GEVOs. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:40:41 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 5362(ES40DC) |
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| Title: |
CSX 5277 |
| Description: |
After waiting for I161 to clear, I142 came slowly rolling east, crossing over, then heading north on the C&O. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:41:10 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 5277(ES40DC) |
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| Title: |
NS 4194 |
| Description: |
After the CSX action, NS had a few trains of their own to send across. The first being NS 259, which I shot with the park sign. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:41:39 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4194(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
NS 4429 |
| Description: |
Right alongside 259 came 11E, which I framed with the sign again, only the correct way this time. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:41:59 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4429(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
CSX 998 |
| Description: |
B158 was next on CSX eastbound by the station. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:42:22 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 998(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
CSX 5255 |
| Description: |
Close behind B158 was I010, which I grabbed at Union Street. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:42:44 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 5255(ES40DC) |
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| Title: |
NS 5815 |
| Description: |
L71 was having a bit of a debacle with the dispatcher on the other side of town. They wanted to go west to ADM before going east to Old Fort and Arm and Hammer. Dispatch told them theyd have to wait on 302, which they obliged. Then they keyed up dispatch to let her know that they were air tested and ready to go after 302, which was met with a "YOURE WAITING ON 302!" from the other end. Eventually, the dispatcher did actually let them out before 302 to head east to Arm and Hammer first. A sole GP38-2 was in charge of L71, which I grabbed by the yard office shortly before blasting off. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 8:43:11 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 5815(GP38-3) |
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| Title: |
CSX 163 |
| Description: |
Back at the park, I150 swings off the B&O and onto the C&O. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:24:26 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 163(AC44CW) |
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| Title: |
NS 7577 |
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The aforementioned 302 was next into town with 3 NS GEs, which I got at Town Street. Unfortunately, I missed my one and only train of the day after this one, which was the northbound local on the C&O. Never heard them calling signals, and I didnt bother to check the tracks before leaving this location. I tried to chase them north to no avail. Oh well, you cant get them all. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:25:44 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 7577(ES44DC) |
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| Title: |
CSX 7503 |
| Description: |
The foam at the park was next to unbearable at this point, so I went back to the station where I shot M560 working east. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:26:14 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 7503(CM44AC) |
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| Title: |
CSX 1725 |
| Description: |
Another one of those funky GE SD40s 2nd out. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:26:38 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
CSX 4745 |
| Description: |
MAC in the middle. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:27:58 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 4745(SD70MAC) |
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| Title: |
CSX 7085 |
| Description: |
I did end up moving back to the park, but not into the park, where I grabbed I135 working west. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:28:40 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 7085(CM44AC) |
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| Title: |
CSX 7384 |
| Description: |
I thought NS was next to send a train, but CSX pulled another fast one and E601 swung off the C&O from the south and worked west on the B&O. Thankfully, quick reflexes got me back over there in time. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:30:30 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 7384(CM44AC) |
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| Title: |
NS 5346 |
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Then it was L70s turn to come back. The wye at Protec allowed the geep to lead the return run as well. I like this shot a bit better than the one I got earlier today. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:31:08 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 5346(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CP 8142 |
| Description: |
CSX was quick to line another train, this one being I166 with the typical CP leader. First foreign power of the day at least. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:31:36 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CP 8142(AC4400CWM) |
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| Title: |
KCSM 4879 |
| Description: |
A KCSM GEVO brings up the rear of the short I166. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:32:10 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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KCSM 4879(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
CSX 858 |
| Description: |
After I166, M358 swung off the B&O from the east and continued north on the C&O, which I grabbed at Fremont Street. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:32:32 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 858(ES44AC-H) |
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| Title: |
NS 9772 |
| Description: |
I knew I had a 937 on NS coming in from the east but it would be tying down in the mixing center yard. Knowing this was a work train of some sort, I knew I had to try to get it. And thankfully, CSX gave me enough of a gap to catch it as it was yarding. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:33:12 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 9772(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
NS 456554 |
| Description: |
Always love seeing these green MOW box cars. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:33:44 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
NS 1017 |
| Description: |
Back at the park, 258 screams east with an ACe solo. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:34:16 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 1017(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
NS 1014 |
| Description: |
Another ACe accompanied by a AC44C6M, bring up the rear. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:35:50 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 1014(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
NS 4643 |
| Description: |
NS 272 was directly behind 258, which I moved to the edge of the park for. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:36:32 PM |
| Location: |
Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4643(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
NS 5818 |
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Then, behind those, was L71, which had apparently snuck out to ADM while I was on the other side of town shooting the work train. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:37:45 PM |
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Fostoria, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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NS 5818(GP38-3) |
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CSX 3029 |
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A little gap in traffic gave me a little time to shut my eyes for a bit, but M358 soon broke that silence and curved off the C&O eastbound onto the B&O. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:38:13 PM |
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Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 3029(ES44AC-H) |
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CSX 1852 |
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Next up was X369, an extra from Willard, with the Western Maryland heritage unit solo. My 5th CSX heritage unit. |
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6/20/2025 Upload Date: 6/24/2025 9:38:47 PM |
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Fostoria, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CSX 1852(ES44AC-H) |
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