Eastern Railroad Discussion > Sitting by the Dock Today - Lake Erie Land

Sunday September 17, 2023
Perfect Day in Lake Erie Land

Just chill'in at the docks in Vermilion.

1. 28M with NS 4126 and 8124

2. 23G with NS 1040 and 4468

3. 35N with NS 4385 and WFRX 8861.

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4. It seems traffic is way down, just a gut feel, and then a visual of the L15 returning to Sandusky from Maple Heights lite. Regular power; NS 3652 and 4346.

5. 10Q out of Bellevue has crossed over to the Lake Shore line heading east with NS 4474 and 7590.

6. 10Q is always an interesting train to watch. Today it has this CIBX box car; CIBX 173772.. CIBX is a Citi-Group reporting mark.

 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/17/23 13:39 by train1275.

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7. RBMN cars are always refreshing to see. This is RBMN 9977.

8. RBMN 9963, one of the more worn and tattered cars.

9. RBMN open top #8445.

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10. Another open top; RBMN 8421.

11. Mid-Train DPU; NS 7597.

12. Train 269 comes west with NS 3658 and 9717.

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13. No more trains expected, so time to go home. But not before spotting this nice old Lyman boat "Silent Partner".

14. It's up to these fans to catch anything else today.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/17/23 14:42 by train1275.

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Good stuff!

I agree traffic seems way down. Daylight trains through my area seem to be in the single digits. There’s a fair amount overnight but less than a few months ago it seems.

Dan

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No pool power, that's a little different. Nice material as always.
—Mac

There was a 36 hour curfew on the NS Lake Erie District to enable span replacement on the bridge at Conneaut. Apparently a 309 and 265 train were tied down at Woodworth Control Pt at the PA/Ohio state line. Maybe that accounts for some of the weekend traffic slowdown through Vermilion?

Great Catches

I like Pic 14!!