Eastern Railroad Discussion > Wheeling dog's breakfast on train #262 today

The Wheeling and Lake Erie will often run the Akron/Canton/Brewster (Ohio) train #262 on Saturday mornings. Today's version had 7 units and 15 cars which would normally make for a tough chase, but a troublesome car restricted the train to 10mph allowing photos at multiple locations. The large locomotive counts on this train are due to taking a lot of the Akron local power down to Brewster for servicing or trade out. Unit numbers : 303, 108, 6992, 110, 111, 105, 200. The 303 has recently had some body/paint work done on the short hood resulting in the loss of the Rio Grande lettering on the nose.

Crossing over a causeway at Wingfoot Lake south of Mogadore, Ohio.
A crossing north of Hartville.
MP 50 at Middlebranch.
 

Roger Durfee
Akron, OH



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/22 17:27 by EL833.

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North Canton
MP 57 in Canton.
Crossing the NS Ft Wayne Line at CP Wandle in Canton.

Roger Durfee
Akron, OH

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Pretty neat.  What's the average age of those units?  But still earning their keep.

That's Great !  The Wheeling is a Standard Cab EMD Stronghold !

To compare the "new" nose look with the old on the 303, a photo from July 15th at Glenwillow (Solon), Ohio.

Roger Durfee
Akron, OH

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Nice shots!!

Very nice set, the Grande scheme looks nice but the rest, not so much...

JG

A very nice series. Nice locations.
John