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12/22/14. WB LIFW at 12 midnite through Van Wert. In charge were CFE 3023/3886 hauling 40 cars. All cars were Bunge grain hopper traffic.

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That empty WLE welded rail train WB through Van Wert around 2:20PM from Lima. Leading was WLE 6357 with 27 cars. 1 buffer car WE 5828-cylindrical covered hopper and the 26 car welded rail train.

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WL&E empty rail train sitting in Lima WB in the siding behind KFC on the CF&E. Had WLE 6357 gray unit with normal BC Rail/PGE rail cars. Always like seeing those rail cars. 8) I saw that CSX grain train in Van Wert after it recrewed out at Richey Road and headed through VW. Looked like the same one ...

12/19/14. Another NS WB through Van Wert around 6:20PM. Leading were NS 7676/9057/9747 with 85 cars. Train had several 2 bay covered hoppers among them NW and CR, box cars, several MTY TTX 85'-89' flats, assortment of grain hoppers, several pressurized covered hoppers and several tank cars, and 4-5 ...

WB grain train through Van Wert at 9:45PM. Leading were CSX 410/144 hauling a 90 car unit grain train. All CSX grain hoppers.

WB LIFW at 11:30PM through Van Wert. Leading were CFE 3882/CORP 4024 hauling a whopping 3 cars. A CP grain hopper, UP empty centerbeam and a ACFX tank car.

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I think another NS WB freight was through Van Wert around 3PM. Only saw last part of train from a distance. Had a lot of tank cars, saw a 60' or so box car bulkhead flats and gons loaded. None of it looked like the LIFW traffic. Did anybody see the whole train and what train was it? Also, while it w...

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WB grain train a little before 10AM this morning. Had NS widecab upfront followed by CP widecab. Both were GE toasters and running elephant style. Looked like it was a Bunge grain train. Also, in the afternoon there was another WB through Van Wert. By the sounds of the horn it was probably the LIFW....

Have heard around 5 NS trains a day once they get going. We'll take anything we can get. That will keep the rails polished for starters.

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12/9/14. WB LIFW through Van Wert at 11:25PM. In charge were CFE 3023/3880 with 21 cars. Consisted of 17 covered hoppers: BN, BNSF, CP, SOO, FMLX, CRTX, CEFX, AEX: 1 MTY flat, 1 gon, 1 box and 1 tank car.

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12/9/14. EB grain train through Van Wert at 6PM. Leading were CSX 8365/7609 with 65 car grain train. Looked like Bunge train. howeld, NS will be running more trains once the track is upgraded in areas. Sounding like unit oil trains from BNSF in North Dakota/area. Going BNSF from Galesburg to Streato...

That is an awesome collection! Did you ever think about having Ann Arbor Geep to add to the collection. Great job so far!

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12/4/14. WB LIFW through Van Wert at 11:50PM. Leading were CFE 3882/3886 with 30 cars. Train had 4 empty steel flats; 12 gons: mostly CSX; 1 tank car; 2 plastics hoppers and 11 grain cars: TILX, CITX, CSYX, CP and FMLX.

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12/1/14. EB FWLI at 1:12PM through Van Wert. In charge were CFE 3886/3882 with a 66 car train. Train consisted of 13 covered hoppers: FMLX, CRDX, CP, SOO and CITX; 33 box cars: COER, GMRC, MEC, FBOX, YKR and CRLE; 7 loaded steel flats/bulkheads: LRS, TTPX and TTJX; 6 high sided gon scraps MLMX; 3 ta...

Happy Thanksgiving! Trains do run on the CF&E on Thanksgiving! Yes, WB at 9:55AM NS run through train With NS OLS 9254/BNSF 5814/BNSF 4946 leading with 121 cars through Van Wert. Nice mixed freight. Had 38 gons upfront: GRW, CR NW; 1 empty coil car, 5 more gons, 19 grain cars: BNSF, SOO, DME, NS; 6 ...

Tuesday there was an empty rail train through Van Wert in the morning with CSX power. During the day the LIVW was in VW with CFE 3886/3882 doing the honors. They went lite to CSP. Don't know what cars they came into town with. Plus, right around 12 midnight the FWLI went through. Guessing it was tha...

Yes, I knew they took down all classic turn signals. I'm pretty sure we got one for the VW County Historical Society. We could have had more than 1 if we wanted. Can't off hand tell you when they took them down. It's only so many months back. Yea, I knew G&W/CF&E wants some crossing closures before ...

Scott, do u know what are all the slow orders between Fort Wayne and Lima? Also, between Lima and Bucyrus? I'm talking slow orders that can be fixed and increase speeds to 25 mph. Not anything that would be permanent slow order. Like I figured G&W/CF&E would fix the one here in VW and west of town. ...

The talk about this subject has come up before. It would be very interesting if this comes to fruition. If it would come from the Alberta oil sands, it would be nice if it could come around the EJ&E/CN routing. At least go out and around. Or is there a better way? If it goes on the CF&E there's a lo...

NS OCS was through Van Wert on CF&E around 5:10pm. Looked like a lot of top brass on board.

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