Eastern Railroad Discussion > An Afternoon in Otis

With word of the Erie Heritage leading oil empties out of Elkhart, I decided to drop anchor at the Otis Curve between LaPorte and Chesterton, Indiana on the NS Chicago Line and wait out the oncoming NS 65R. Shortly after I arrived it clouded up and then a brief thunderstorm struck. The first notable train showed up as the clouds were still out of force-a CREX ES44AC and a BNSF GE came west. Next up was a westbound with a CN SD70M-2/Illinois Central SD70 duo as the sun shone bright. Finally, the 65R came west in full sun with the Erie large and in charge amid a nice background of clouds. It was an afternoon well spent.

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Enjoy.

Don Kalkman



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/27/14 20:39 by Mastadon.

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Beautiful, Don. Nice to meet up w you at Whiting.

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Nice work!

great shots man. Love all the elements.

Otis my man!! Good work. I saw that the Erie was on the 65R but the weather and time of day kept from making the great move that you made with a fantastic reward.

FDF

That Erie shot is killer.

chico Wrote:
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> That Erie shot is killer.

you got that right chico ... that image just comes out at ya ...