Eastern Railroad Discussion > Sunday, CSX Trains, and a big lens

 
This past Sunday my wife and I went for a ride and ended up in Willard chasing a train we would not catch but did catch one we hadn’t planned on.
The first train was the K043 with two BNSF leaders that I shot in Cuyahoga Falls on the New Castle Sub at BG124.7 while my wife was getting ready
to go. When I got back and picked her up and headed out the K043 was just far enough ahead of us we just kept missing it all the way to Creston,
Ohio
before calling it off and enjoying the ride. At Creston where we stopped for a refreshment break I caught the K374 empty coke train sitting on track
2
just past the Wheeling connection, as I got out to get a photo he got an OK from the IO and I shot him leaving. From there  it was on to Greenwich to
catch an assortment of trains and have the second part of our chase kick in, the K045 another two leader BNSF ethanol train was closing fast behind
us,
so we waited at Greenwich and caugh a few there as well.
Photos and with additional information marked accordingly;
Alan
 
photo 1 K374 sits on track 2 just west of Creston, passing the interchange track to the W&LE track, visible on left. 
photo 2 On the move K374 heads east
photo 3 at Greenwich Q355 leaves the New Castle Sub as it gets on the Willard Terminal connection
 
Alan



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/15 18:44 by agrafton.

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photo 4 (big lens) while sitting at Green which an e/b CSX freight with a UP leader takes the short connection from Willard Terminal onto the Greenwich Sub
photo 5 following next Q156 with two CP leaders follows the same track onto the Greenwich Sub
photo 6 (big lens)Q156 passes another stack train going into Willard via the Willard Terminal connection
 
Alan



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/15 18:42 by agrafton.

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photo 7 the K045 comes into Greenwich onto the Willard Terminal connection
photo 8 (big lens)chasing the K045 into Willard at Boughtonville Road Crossing
photo 9 at Boughtonville Road Crossing with other camera
 
Alan



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/15 18:42 by agrafton.

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photo 10 K045 enters east end of Willard Terminal for a quick crew change
photo 11 K045 with a fresh crew on board smokes the westend passing the block swap yard
Thanks for looking,
Alan

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Very nice pics Alan.  A small nit pick: pic @1 is west of Creston, passing the interchange track to the W&LE track, visible on left. 

MEKoch Wrote:
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> Very nice pics Alan.  A small nit pick: pic @1 is
> west of Creston, passing the interchange track to
> the W&LE track, visible on left. 

Thanks for the update, I made the corrections.
Alan

All very nice shots, thanks for sharing!


Jay

I really like numbers 1 & 9.  The EB CP 8523 should be a Q166 (which I saw earlier in the day). 

It really helps to have a variety of lens available.

FDF

TrainCatcher Wrote:
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> I really like numbers 1 & 9.  The EB CP 8523
> should be a Q166 (which I saw earlier in the
> day). 
>
> It really helps to have a variety of lens
> available.
>
> FDF

Hey Thanks, I was only 10 off (156 vs 166)......lol _{little trouble hearing}
Alan

Nice series.  

Very nice series Alan. Nice camera angles. Who was using the big lens and is it a new lens? Pictures with that lens are nice a sharp.  
John

GOOD stuff...!! Thanks for sharing.

jmbreitigan Wrote:
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> Very nice series Alan. Nice camera angles. Who was
> using the big lens and is it a new lens? Pictures
> with that lens are nice a sharp.  
> John

Thanks John, I was using two cameras, the lens is my 70-200 with a 2X extender