Eastern Railroad Discussion > Hanging Out Watching Trains - Lake Erie Land

Thursday April 28, 2022
Vermilion, OH
Well there was nothing do to, so off to the docks.

Sharing some of the trains seen today:

1. 24M shows up with NS 3613 and BNSF 9389.

2. Wrong place at the wrong time. I thought a train was eastbound approaching on the Chicago Line, but it was a later than normal 22K on the Nickel Plate with UP 5323 and NS 1231.

3. 13Q on Track 2 will soon hit the connector to the NKP and  Bellevue as he passes overhead on the Chicago Line with NS 1096, BNSF 6383, NS 9606 and UP 9093 for a little color. 

 

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4. A continuation of our look at the power on 13Q.

5. 64E, loaded ethanol goes east behind NS 1080 and 8019.

6. then the DPU's NS 4409 and 4276 followed by ...... 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/28/22 17:57 by train1275.

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7. MGQX hoppers, making this another one of those double trains. Anyone know what MGQX is ?

8. This time I was alert to the horns and realized there was another NKP side train coming east. In this case it is Train 316, about on time today. Power is NS 7643, 9872 and 6155. The NS 6155, SD40-2 was built as N&W 6155 in May 1978.

9. Here is that GREX Ballast Saver truck caught yesterday at Huron, now travelling west through Vermilion.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/28/22 18:00 by train1275.

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10. Westbound 11N with two units today goes west. Power is NS 4294 and 8004.

11. And at the end of the day, relaxing as the tug  Laura L. Vanenkevort goes by the back yard with the barge Joseph H. Thompson - Cleveland bound.

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Nice variety.  Always like those Lake Boat shots too !

The lake photo is fantastic, I enjoy seeing those as much as your railroad photos.

Dan

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train1275 Wrote:
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MGQX hoppers, making this another one of those
double trains. Anyone know what MGQX is ?

MGQX = Maple Grove Quarry. It's a Carmeuse operation and the hoppers move stone from the Maple Grove Quarry in Narlo (Tiffin), OH east to their Craftton Aggregrate Depot near Pittsburgh, PA. Usually NS 62G loaded, 63G empties back.
 

Thanks for the info !