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RJC 1203 |
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The final RJ Corman op that I had left to shoot around the area was the twice-a-month SPEG operation between Lima and Elgin, OH. This section serves two customers; a foam place in Spencerville and Mercer-Landmark in Elgin. Because it is only the two customers, the train is not ran very often and can be hard to predict when it will run. It seems to be the 1st or 2nd and 4th Wednesday or Thursday of every month though. I picked the very first Wednesday of the month based on some info I had gotten, and sure enough when I arrived the engine was fired up in Lima and ready to head west. I went down to the crossing just west of where it was parked. Soon enough, I heard it blow for the crossing, but there was no movement. The engineer keyed up the conductor who was driving in his car and told him that he couldnt build any amps on the engine so he was going to restart. The restart did not work either. And with that, the conductor came back and grabbed the engineer, the train was tied down, and it didnt move the rest of the day. As disappointing as that was, Lima still has plenty of other action going on around it usually, and CSX seemed fairly busy at the moment, so I decided to head north to get some CPL shots. Thankfully, I did manage to get one shot of the Corman spilling exhaust where it was parked at East Town Road. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 8:02:50 AM |
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Lima, OH |
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CSX 5336 |
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After a crew change, CSX M558 heads north by DTI Junction. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 8:04:52 AM |
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Lima, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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CSX 5336(ES40DC) |
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CSX 4044 |
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CSX L318 follows shortly behind M558 at the lap at Cairo. I would have moved to the other side if it would not have been for the signal maintainer at the crossing. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 8:08:19 AM |
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Cairo, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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CSX 4044(SD40-3) |
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| Title: |
CFE 3486 |
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CFE 09 departs Cole Street Yard Limits behind CFE 3486. The turned PL at one time guarded movements in and out of the yard. Despite it being turned, its still good to see it standing. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 8:12:55 AM |
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Lima, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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CFE 3486(SD40-2) |
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CSX 5343 |
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CSX 5343 leads CSX M209 down from the curve at Eureka. I hadnt originally intended on using the billboard as a frame but the slow moving traffic in front of me had other ideas. Apparently people in Allen County have trouble keeping to themselves... |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 8:17:03 AM |
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Lima, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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CSX 5343(ES40DC) |
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| Title: |
IORY 4898 |
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The IORY LSL was departing Ford Yard as the LIFW was departing Cole Street, and with nothing better to do I decided to race south to shoot the LSL. BNSF recently returned a few hundred of their Dash 9s back to GE, and with the recent EPA deal going into effect, G&W has been buying up a number of these units to replace the units that were forced to be scrapped. As unfortunate as it is, the days of standard cab leaders on the LSL have come to an end and the road trains will pretty much be dominated by these ex- BNSF widecabs. As much as I hate to say it though, Im glad these H2s are getting new life, even if they will be in a new coat of different orange paint soon enough. I set up shop south of Saint Johns for my first shot where they come around a slight curve. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 12:33:05 PM |
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Saint Johns, OH |
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| Title: |
IORY 4898 |
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The train begins to slow down at Southland Road north of Jackson Center for the Lima B job to clear up track ahead of it. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 12:35:42 PM |
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Jackson Center, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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IORY 4898 and IORY 2134 |
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After the local cleared up in the stub siding, the LSL blasts south into Jackson Center, here seen passing the Lima B job at Plastipak north of Jackson Center. It was nice to see a geep on the B Job for a change! |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 12:39:49 PM |
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Jackson Center, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
IORY 2134 |
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After the LSL cleared, the B Job was granted a warrant to go down and work the fertilizer depot south of Jackson Center. These old IORY signs are left in several places where there were once sidings along the right-of-way. The one in Jackson Center happens to be right in the parking lot of an antique store so I was able to finally get a shot with one of the signs! |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 12:44:14 PM |
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Jackson Center, OH |
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| Title: |
IORY 2134 |
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After dropping off their cars at the fertilizer depot, the Lima B JOb comes back north light engine, passing the former DT&I depot in town which is now the town hall. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 12:46:12 PM |
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Jackson Center, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
IORY 2134 |
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After grabbing the remainder of their train at Plastipak, the B Job headed back north for Lima. One shot that I had been waiting to get was a shot of a train passing the elevator from atop the US 33 overpass. Despite it being backlit and long hood forward, I had nothing better to do so I decided to finally get that shot. Turned out pretty well! |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 12:48:32 PM |
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Saint Johns, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
IORY 2134 and Critter |
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The Lima B job slows down in Uniopolis to pick up a sole grain car from the elevator. The center cab switcher sits on the opposite track. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 12:50:18 PM |
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Uniopolis, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
CSX 3146 |
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CSX 3146 leads M560 north at North Cairo. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/12/2024 8:03:24 PM |
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Cairo, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
CSX 3185 |
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CXS 3185 brings up the middle of M560. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/15/2024 5:30:17 PM |
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Cairo, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
CSX 863 |
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Directly behind M560 was X510 with a sole GEVO leading. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/15/2024 5:31:23 PM |
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Cairo, OH |
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| Title: |
CSX 3281 |
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And to bring up the northbound parade, I142 with CSX 3281 leading. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/15/2024 5:32:07 PM |
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Cairo, OH |
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| Title: |
CSX 7280 |
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CSX 7280 brings up the rear of I142. |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/15/2024 5:33:13 PM |
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Cairo, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
CSX 767 |
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After meeting the 3 northbounds at Ottawa, CSX I141 came south. I grabbed them at the lap in Cairo. After that I called it a day. Despite things not going the way I was hoping they would, I still had a pretty decent day around the Lima area! |
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2/7/2024 Upload Date: 2/15/2024 5:34:28 PM |
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Cairo, OH |
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