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NS 5097 |
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My buddy AJ Evans and I had been planning to do a day trip over the summer, and finally we were able to squeeze some time in to do so today. One of his bucket list items was Marion, IN to get all the rare signals around town, including the very rare PL Pedestal Signal, which is 1 of 3 left operating in freight service. In order to get the most out of Mario, you have to start out early, which is what we did. After he arrived at my house, we took off south to Marion. NS had already had a train lined from the north to come back south and east onto the Redkey Secondary by the time we took off. We werent very sure if we would be able to accomplish getting there in time, but surprisingly we were able to get in to town before the train started making their way back toward Goodman. What shocked us even more was that the high hood was on this train, and would be leading the charge back into the yard. The high hood hardly ever sees time outside of Goodman Yard, so we were pretty excited to start the day with it. We got set up just in time on the west side of the diamond by GF Designs and grabbed our first shots there. Unfortunately my settings were a little wonky and things didnt come out as planned, but they didnt come out bad either. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 7:50:23 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 5097(GP38-2) |
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NS 6338 |
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On the rear of the 2 car consist was NS 6338. I couldve sworn this train was calling as L45, but I didnt think that sounded right since L45 was the relief for L42, and this train came from the north. Whatever it is, Im going with what I heard originally. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 7:53:19 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 6338(SD40E) |
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| Title: |
NS 5097 |
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Next stop was the Western Ave. overpass. NS L45 chugs underneath the bridge. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 7:57:24 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 5097(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
NS 6338 |
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NS 6338 brings up the rear of the short consist. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 7:59:27 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 6338(SD40E) |
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| Title: |
NS 5097 |
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Next shot was at Miller Ave. The original idea for this photo was changed due to a car who thought they could make it but at the last second decided against running the crossing. So I ended up having to go for a much closer head on shot. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 8:02:21 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 5097(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
NS 6338 |
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NS L45 passes an old tank in the backyard of Welch Packaging. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 8:26:37 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 6338(SD40E) |
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| Title: |
NS 5097 |
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NS L45 enters Goodman Yard being reflected by a decently sized puddle. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 8:30:06 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 5097(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
NS 6338 |
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NS L45 heads into the yard with the rear unit being reflected in the same puddle as the front unit. It was pretty baller to begin the day with a high hood leader! |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 8:32:58 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 6338(SD40E) |
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| Title: |
NS 6338 |
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As it is with railfanning in Marion, a long wait was ahead of us before the next local would come out of the yard. A little over an hour later, NS L42 keyed up dispatch and told him they were ready to come downtown and go south. We raced over to the eastbound facing PLs on the Redkey Secondary, and AJ was finally able to pick up his goal; the pedestal signal. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 8:36:07 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 6338(SD40E) |
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| Title: |
NS 6338 |
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Of course just because we finally got a train by the pedestal didnt mean the day was over. There were more PLs and trilights to shoot, including the southbound facing trilight on the Marion District which we grabbed L42 passing once they had reversed onto the Marion District and began heading south. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 8:38:17 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 6338(SD40E) |
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| Title: |
UP 5617 |
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We werent exactly sure what CERAs KOLO1 would be up to that day, but we did get word that there was a grain train that was being loaded the previous night in Amboy. Usually the grain trains get priority over all the other moves on the CERA so we decided to see if the grain train was about loaded and ready to come back east toward NS rails in Marion. We were met with quite the surprise when we noticed that half of the train was still needing to be loaded. We were pretty confident that KOLO1 would be doing something else during the morning. The power for the grain train was in a pretty shootable area so we took some stills. I still find it weird to find a big UP GEVO out in the middle of the Indiana countryside on a short line! |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 8:41:58 PM |
| Location: |
Amboy, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 5617(AC44CWCTE) |
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| Title: |
UP 5617 |
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The Amboy Elevator Track Mobile shoves a cut of 10 cars by the power. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:01:29 PM |
| Location: |
Amboy, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
NS 4344 |
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After Amboy, we went back into Decatur. Over the radio we heard that NS L23 would be going out to recrew a very late NS L44 north of Marion, so we decided to set up at the CP 78 southbound PL by the police station. After a bit, the train came south by the signal with a pair of big GEs and several autoparts box cars in tow. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:07:22 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4344(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
NS 555555 |
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The L23 conductor protects the shove for NS L44 as they shove back toward Goodman Yard. I remember when this caboose was stationed out of East Wayne Yard in New Haven. It was pretty rough looking then, but not nearly as rough looking as it is today! |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:11:00 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
NS 4344 |
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NS L44s head end power passes the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot in Marion. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:12:49 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4344(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
TPW 1538 |
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As soon as L44 arrived back in the yard, CERAs KOLO1 asked for permission to come downtown, which gave us another opportunity to shoot a train coming by the pedestal. Sure enough, CERA showed up sooner than anticipated with a healthy cut of cars. AJ was quite surprised by the K5LLA attached to the GP15-1 leader! |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:16:25 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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TPW 1538(GP15-1) |
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TPW 1538 |
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We quick dashed down to the Marion Cemetary to grab a couple shots of the train passing all the gravestones. At the same time, NS L42 was coming back from Alexandria so we decided to cut our chase here and head back to CP 79 to get some more signal shots. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:42:50 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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TPW 1538(GP15-1) |
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| Title: |
NS 6338 |
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By the time we made it back to CP 79, NS L42 was already backing around the corner to head into Goodman Yard. Thankfully we did pull off some okay shots by the tall PL mast. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:45:11 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 6338(SD40E) |
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| Title: |
NS 4344 |
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The power from L44 rebounded almost immediately to NS L46. After NS L42 arrived back in Goodman, NS L46 asked for permission downtown to head north toward Wabash. We set up shop at CP 79 again, and sure enough, both GEs from L44 were the power, however, this time they were in a push/pull configuration. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:49:17 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4344(AC44C6M) |
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| Title: |
NS 7654 |
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The rear unit on NS L46 passes the westbound facing trilight on the Redkey Secondary. Only one more signal to go; the northbound PL at CP 78. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:53:11 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 7654(ES44DC) |
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NS 7654 |
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With NS 7654 now the leader, NS L46 rushes by the CP 78 signal, and our Marion Adventure was complete. With that, we had gotten word that NS 1070 was leading NS 25A south out of Fort Wayne, so a quick rush to Montpelier and the NS New Castle District would ensue after this. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:56:05 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 7654(ES44DC) |
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NS 1070 |
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I honestly dont thin k I have ever driven to Montpelier so fast in my life. We barely made it to the south side of Montpelier before NS 25A with the Wabash Heritage Unit on the front came around the corner out of town. The train would pause for a while in the siding for a rail gang and the local. Im just happy we made it! |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 9:26:25 PM |
| Location: |
Montpelier, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 1070(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
UP 7192 and UP 2587 |
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UP units have been a common occurrence once again on NS 25A. Seems like they always trail over lead however. Ill take them in the trail position today though! |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 9:30:21 PM |
| Location: |
Montpelier, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 7192(AC44CW) UP 2587(ET44AH) |
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NS 1070 |
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NS 25A stops at CP Blackford just off of CR 400N as the rail gang works ahead of them. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 9:34:28 PM |
| Location: |
Montpelier, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 1070(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
Tie Plates! |
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A Genesis High Rail Truck puts down tie plates at CP Blackford. After this we headed north toward Fort Wayne following the New Castle District. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 9:40:21 PM |
| Location: |
Montpelier, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Title: |
NS 9654 |
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And would you have it, Ossian ended up being our next stop! AJ got to experience my hometown railfanning spots a little bit as we made a quick sashe into town to grab a southbound grain train before continuing north. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 9:42:14 PM |
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Ossian, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 9654(C44-9W) |
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| Title: |
NS 7574 |
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NS 197 was put in right behind the grain train. We made it up to Yoder to catch them. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 9:43:57 PM |
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Yoder, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 7574(ES44DC) |
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| Title: |
NS 5192 |
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HUGO seemed like it would be a good spot to sit for a while since there were trains coming in almost every direction on both the New Castle District and the Huntington District at the time, so I had us hold off these (much to AJs displeasure. Photographing GEVOs is the work of the devil apparently). We sat for some time before we heard NS DN14 key up the FTW Terminal Dispatch telling him they were clearing up off the GR&I ready to head back toward East Wayne with NS 5192 as the sole unit. Despite there being inbound trains coming at HUGO, there was no way we were going to miss an opportunity to see two high hood leaders outside of yard service in the same day. We raced up through the increasingly heavy traffic to the parking lot for the Journal Gazette on the northwest side of downtown just down from CP Runnion. There, the tracks cross the Saint Joseph River on a large trestle. I had never shot at this location before, and it made me quite excited to see that we had beaten the train before it took off and Id finally be able to mark this shot off my list. Minutes later, NS DN14 took off toward New Haven and the short chase to home base was on! |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 9:50:07 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Wayne, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 5192(GP38-2) |
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NS 5192 |
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NS DN14 passes underneath the intermediate signal at Anthony Blvd., passing by the old Wayne Breads Factory. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 9:53:14 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Wayne, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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NS 5192(GP38-2) |
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NS 5192 |
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NS DN14 approaches Four Mile before entering East Wayne Yard. The crew was pretty obvious at this point that there train was a hit, and the conductor trainee decided to step out to get some photos taken of himself. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 9:57:18 PM |
| Location: |
New Haven, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 5192(GP38-2) |
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NS 5192 |
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Fortunately for us, todays DN14 had to pull through and back down into East Wayne Yard, which gave us an opportunity to shoot it by Central States on the east side of the yard. Pretty neat seeing two high hoods working outside of yard duty on the same day! Not something that happens too often anymore. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 10:01:00 PM |
| Location: |
New Haven, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 5192(GP38-2) |
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NS 4215, UP 5762, and CSX 5303 |
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NS 196 pulls up beside a crewless NS 65D from Bluffton. NS 196 features NS and UP GEs on the front today while NS 65D has a CSX GEVO leading the pack. NS 65D had been sitting in the Kingsland siding as of this morning but apparently had gotten a crew to take it as far as East Wayne this afternoon. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/16/2022 10:04:16 PM |
| Location: |
New Haven, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 4215(AC44C6M) UP 5762(AC44CWCTE) CSX 5302(ES40DC) |
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| Title: |
NS 6934 |
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NS L90 crosses Meyer Road on its way back to Roanoke with the usual pair of SD60Es. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/18/2022 8:05:54 AM |
| Location: |
New Haven, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 6934(SD60E) |
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NS 7012 |
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After working in the new yard, NS L48 crosses the connection track between the Wabash and NKP Yards at East Wayne on its way to the fuel racks with a solo SD60E. NS 7012 has been running the SDI Local for well over a year now. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/18/2022 8:11:43 AM |
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New Haven, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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NS 7012(SD60E) |
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NS 5211 |
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NS 5211 works the DN22 Job on the west side of East Wayne Yard kicking cars. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/18/2022 8:21:15 AM |
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New Haven, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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NS 5211(GP38-2) |
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UP 7708 |
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A crew preps up UP 7708 at the fueling racks to be put on an outbound train. After this, things on NS began to get quiet. We hadnt seen the CF&E yet today so we decided to follow the Decatur Branch toward Decatur to see if maybe we could intercept them on their way back north. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/18/2022 8:25:42 AM |
| Location: |
New Haven, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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UP 7708(ES44AC) |
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| Title: |
ILSX 920 |
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Unfortunately luck was not in our favor, and we didnt see the train running north at all between Decatur and Fort Wayne. Upon arriving in Decatur, however, we saw one of the many switchers that work the massive Bunge Elevator being serviced on a side track. Ive never seen a unit parked in this spot before. Made for some easy pictures. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/18/2022 8:27:59 AM |
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Decatur, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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ILSX 920(SW1) |
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CFE 3023 |
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Our luck dwindled to zero when we found the Decatur Local Power sitting still by the US 224 crossing. Not only that but we knew we had just missed them running as both units were still spitting. Oh well. A couple stills will have to do. |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/18/2022 8:29:42 AM |
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Decatur, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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CFE 3023(GP40-2) |
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| Title: |
CFE 2098 |
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CFE 2098 would serve as the second unit when the train would be put together and taken back up to Fort Wayne the next day. Tying the train down here has been a more common occurrence in the past year or so due to crew shortages. With that, AJ and I decided to call it a day and head for supper at Wings Etc. in Decatur. After supper we went back to my house and AJ went home. An extremely good day trackside with plenty of good catches and shots taken. I always enjoy showing people from out of town around my neck of the woods and the many things it has to offer for the railfan. A very good day had, until the next one! |
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8/9/2022 Upload Date: 12/18/2022 6:45:49 PM |
| Location: |
Decatur, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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CFE 2098(GP38-2) |
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