Eastern Railroad Discussion > Reflections in Lake Erie Land

Sunday June 29, 2025
Shinrock / Vermilion, OH
Temps in the mid-80's. a little cooler than it has been the last 5-6 days.

1. - 3. This morning 36N came east out of Bellevue on the former Nickel Plate line heading for GC interlocking at Vermilion to take the connector for Conway Yard in Pittsburgh. This train originated in Madison, IL, across the river from St. Louis. Power is NS 4704 solo up front and NS 4282 as a rear DPU. Today, due to the thundershower rains we had earlier in the week, they pass along "Lake Shinrock" and cast a beautiful reflection.
 

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4. - 6. Watching 36N pass by Lake Shinrock.

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7. - 8. And here comes, and goes rear DPU; NS 4282.

9. Now hanging out at the Vermilion docks and 16N rolls overhead. Plenty of boats out today. Power is NS 4223 and 7570.
 

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10. & 11. Then 310 comes by with NS 4778 solo up front, and NS 4189 as the rear DPU.

12. Next up is L15 running a little late today with NS 4109 and 4786. Most of the boats have now disappeared.

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13. - 15. Last train of the day is the 546 coal for the Monroe, MI power plant. NS 1068, the Erie heritage has been cycling back and forth on this 546 / 547 job for some time now. A nice sight to see, even though now the harsh sun has swung around making the lighting hard for photos. The trailing unit is NS 9781. Long live the ERIE ! I've decided this unit looks much better from a front facing angle than from the side.

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The reflection shots worked nicely, thanks for sharing.
—Mac

That turned out well. Quite a few boxcars out today. I haven't been seeing many by my place.

Wow! Those reflection shots at Shinrock are fantastic!

Also the water at Vermilion looks a tad muddy, you guys must have had a ton of rain indeed.

Dan

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Congrats on IOTD!

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