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Eastern Railroad Discussion > GP38-2 on the NKP in Lake Erie LandDate: 02/04/26 13:21 GP38-2 on the NKP in Lake Erie Land Author: train1275 Wednesday February 4, 2026
Vermilion, OH Cloudy overcast at 19 degrees It's a rather overcast afternoon here in Vermilion, OH down at the docks along the frozen Vermilion River beside the Nickel Plate bridge. There are ice fishermen and snowmobilers out getting some recreation as we wait for the L20 local that serves Sheffield, OH to come back west to Bellevue with an L17 crew. As we wait, a sea gull paces on the ice in restless anticipation. It's been a long wait for the crew to get things together and moving along. Finally, here it comes with a single GP38-2 as power; NS 5062, a former high-hood Southern unit built in August 1973 which now has 70 cars tied to the drawbar this afternoon and is moving along at a good pace. Not bad for an almost 53 year old veteran and worth getting out to catch.    Date: 02/04/26 15:49 Re: GP38-2 on the NKP in Lake Erie Land Author: dschlegel I bet you could hear that Geep pulling for miles, especially with a 70 car train!
Dan Posted from iPhone Date: 02/04/26 15:51 Re: GP38-2 on the NKP in Lake Erie Land Author: train1275 dschlegel Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I bet you could hear that Geep pulling for miles, > especially with a 70 car train! > > Dan Actually not, he had a roll on and was on a bit of a downhill slide. Came up on us pretty quick and quiet. Date: 02/04/26 19:38 Re: GP38-2 on the NKP in Lake Erie Land Author: CP8888 Looking at satellite images it appears Lake Erie is 100 percent frozen. No marine traffic for awhile.
Date: 02/05/26 06:12 Re: GP38-2 on the NKP in Lake Erie Land Author: train1275 CP8888 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Looking at satellite images it appears Lake Erie > is 100 percent frozen. No marine traffic for > awhile. I don't know if it is officially 100% yet, but it is close. This morning was zero degrees, but we are expecting a warming trend coming up. The attached image was taken this morning (February 5th) looking out the Back-40 at the lake. The rift out there was apparently caused when a Canadian ice breaker went through a few days back and created an open water channel that migrated towards shore, then rifted up. It is always interesting to watch the lake. I do miss the boats in the off season. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/26 06:13 by train1275.  |