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Ok, lets see how fast this one goes, where is the location depicted on the dispatchers screen in this photo

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Marion,ohio

ZachMarlow Wrote:
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> Ok, lets see how fast this one goes, where is the
> location depicted on the dispatchers screen in
> this photo

Zach,

Marion, OH.

J.

That didnt take TOO long...

While we are on the subject of Marion,OH. Is its busier there now then like say back in the 90's? I seem to think the NS is much busier and the CSX former CR is slower and the CSX ex CO is about the same.

While I am not sure how busy Marion was pre-Conrail split, the NS is often times quite busy, and from what I have been told has seen an increase in traffic since the merger. Originally the C&O lost traffic after the merger, but the last few times I have been to Marion, there seemed to be a decent amount of traffic, mostly Grain and Coal. The Indy line is a little slower than CR days, and can be a hit-or-miss railroad, either you see trains or you don't, At Sidney(60 miles to the west) sometimes I set for 4 hours and see nothing, return the next day during the same time period and will see plenty of trains.