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:
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A westbound mixed freight with a standard cab Dash 9 trailing:
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An eastbound sand train diverges on the Bayard line, while a westbound intermodal enters the Cleveland Line:
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This sand train was one of just 2 trains to have foreign power that day:
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A mark commemorating President Lincoln's stop there:
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SD70 #2525 leads eastbound intermodal 24M:
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This eastbound tank train with UP power diverged from Fort Wayne Line to the Bayard line:
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The light was much better by the time the westbound mixed freight arrived:
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An eastbound hopper train on the Fort Wayne Line:
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A westbound hopper train on the Bayard Line, with an OLS unit leading:
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An eastbound mixed freight shortly before sunset:
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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:
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CSX westbound at the same location, on the approach to Diamond Street:
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NS intermodal westbound at W Lake St:
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Eastbound NS mixed freight at W Lake St:
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Eastbound NS intermodal at W Lake Street:
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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:
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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:
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(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2017%2FMay%25202017%2F0527%2520PM%2520Mantua%2520OH%2FDSCN0899.jpg&hash=2d4b64869dc9e2de531239b0e39ae54ecf531da5) (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.