NorthEast Ohio Railfanning, April 2015
(click on each image to see a larger version -- approx 1024X768)
| Day 1, April 3 | Day 2, April 4 | Day 3, April 5 | Day 4, April 6 |
Friday was a rainy day in Berea, but I was there to watch trains so that's what I did! 1:38pm |
It was a busy day with a lot of the usual stuff like this Eastbound oil train. 1:51pm |
We had word of something special, a heritage unit to be specific, and one that I would have a personal interest in. The Katy was our girl growing up in Wichita Falls, Texas, but it never looked anything like this! 2:12pm |
2:24pm |
2:26pm |
2:31pm |
2:49pm |
The next morning dawned clear and bright but a bit chilly with a persistent wind that kept the day slightly less than comfortable. 8:57am |
The morning was another busy one with a lot of action to keep us happy! 9:37am |
|
11:09am |
Pretty much a typical Saturday crowd, kind of hard to keep them out of my shots. 11:20am |
The growing crowd of railfans prompted us to move to another spot where we saw this smoky visitor from the North. 12:12pm |
|
12:28pm I've never seen a rail grinder this clean, in fact this one looks to be fresh out of the factory! |
...more oil... 12:44pm |
1:26pm |
1:37pm |
Most of the unit tank trains we see now are carrying crude oil but I believe this one was Ethanol. 1:41pm |
...add a COKE train to the mix! 2:07pm |
2:15pm |
2:22pm |
3:04pm |
3:04pm |
3:10pm |
3:29pm |
Checking the Heritage Unit Website we discovered our error and headed back to Olmsted Falls for a parade of Westbounds. 6:42pm |
7:00pm |
7:18pm |
7:30pm |
7:43pm |
Finally it appeared. NS #1070, an EMD SD70ACe in Wabash Railroad colors. The light was practically gone but I got my shot anyway! 7:56pm |
Eastbound Triple Crown (road-railers) 9:02am |
9:15am |
In one end of the Mansfield yard we saw this guy posing for us. Not quite a heritage unit but almost! |
Going to bed Sunday night we expected to wake to rain. It held off a short bit and the Sun even appeared for a short time early! 7:46am |
By the time the Eastbound "Salad-Shooter" passed the bits of blue sky had been replaced with solid overcast. No rain yet, however... 9:06am |
9:20am |
9:34am |
9:49am |
As I was shooting this the occasional drops changed to a light but steady shower. Okay, enough for this weekend! 9:56am |
12:24pm Shortly after leaving Berea the rain on my windshield stopped so I set my GPS for Alliance, Ohio where I caught this Westbound grain train headed across the diamond on the Ft Wayne line. |
Road-Railers headed around the curve toward Cleveland. 12:29pm |
12:49pm This coal drag is the first I have ever seen in Ohio with pushers. |
1:06pm |
1:20pm On my previous visits I never seen much traffic onto the Ft Wayne line. That gave me an easy way to include one of the CPL signals in the shot! |
Light engines headed West toward Cleveland. Does this mean they have a surplus in the East or a shortage out West? Hmmmmm... 1:25pm |
I have to go back to Alliance and make a point to shot the CPLs. For now, including them in the shot of this Eastbound will have to do. 1:42pm |
As much as I'd like to stay another day, I have to get home to go to work tomorrow! Oh well, another time... 1:57pm |
Return To Previous Page
|