In what has become a Memorial Day tradition, I spend at least part of the weekend trackside in a location far from home. This year, it was the northeastern corner of the Buckeye State. Day #1 was spent at a crossroads of 2 former Pennsy routes in Alliance. All NS trains are either entering or leaving the Cleveland Line unless otherwise noted.
An eastbound intermodal in rain was my 1st sighting:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/ASCN9859.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/ASCN9859.jpg.html)
A westbound mixed freight with a standard cab Dash 9 trailing:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/ASCN9934.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/ASCN9934.jpg.html)
An eastbound sand train diverges on the Bayard line, while a westbound intermodal enters the Cleveland Line:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0017.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0017.jpg.html)
This sand train was one of just 2 trains to have foreign power that day:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0033.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0033.jpg.html)
A mark commemorating President Lincoln's stop there:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0072.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0072.jpg.html)
SD70 #2525 leads eastbound intermodal 24M:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0160.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0160.jpg.html)
This eastbound tank train with UP power diverged from Fort Wayne Line to the Bayard line:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0224.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0224.jpg.html)
The light was much better by the time the westbound mixed freight arrived:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0254.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0254.jpg.html)
An eastbound hopper train on the Fort Wayne Line:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0271.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0271.jpg.html)
A westbound hopper train on the Bayard Line, with an OLS unit leading:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0343.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0343.jpg.html)
An eastbound mixed freight shortly before sunset:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0427.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH/DSCN0427.jpg.html)
For a complete look at the 17[/17] trains from Day #1, please visit this slide show:
http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/slideshow/2017/May%202017/0526%20Alliance%20OH
All photos in this post and the link were taken by me Friday 5/26/2017 in Alliance, OH.
The following day was spent in Ravenna, where the NS Cleveland Line (ex-PRR) crosses over CSX (ex-B&O).
Eastbound NS intermodal on the bridge over CSX:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0544.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0544.jpg.html)
CSX westbound at the same location, on the approach to Diamond Street:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0547.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0547.jpg.html)
NS intermodal westbound at W Lake St:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0678.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0678.jpg.html)
Eastbound NS mixed freight at W Lake St:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0712.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0712.jpg.html)
Eastbound NS intermodal at W Lake Street:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0784.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0784.jpg.html)
Did I mention a segment the Erie RR/EL mainline is still in place there? It is now operate by the Akron Baberton Cluster RR, as seen at n Chestnut St:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0887.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH/DSCN0887.jpg.html)
For a full slide show of 7 NS trains, 3 CSX trains and the ABC RR, please visit:
http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/slideshow/2017/May%202017/0527%20AMPM%20Ravenna%20OH
All photos in this post and the link were taken by me Saturday 5/27/2017 in Ravenna, OH. I hope y'all enjoy htse shots, because I'm already planning next year's trip. That location is TBD.
Nice pics. Thanks for sharing
You're welcome! BTW, I stumbled across a restored Erie RR caboose and depot on the trip home:
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0527%20PM%20Mantua%20OH/DSCN0897.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0527%20PM%20Mantua%20OH/DSCN0897.jpg.html)
(http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab139/Erielackawanna/2017/May%202017/0527%20PM%20Mantua%20OH/DSCN0899.jpg) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2017/May%202017/0527%20PM%20Mantua%20OH/DSCN0899.jpg.html)
Both photos were taken by me Saturday 5/27/2017 in Mantua, OH. The depot was located on the Erie/EL Cleveland Branch back in the day... but was moved across town sometime during the Conrail era.