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A interesting train on the Sandusky line South(at Bucyrus) was a loaded coal train heading East.From my vantage point (about 2 blocks) the cars looked to be top gons. I don't recall seeing this train before.. :?: Supposedly these are the coal drags that previously ran on the OC to Mingo and are now...

A interesting train on the Sandusky line South(at Bucyrus) was a loaded coal train heading East.From my vantage point (about 2 blocks) the cars looked to be top gons.

I don't recall seeing this train before..

Tyler,One can get mugged anywhere that's why I said one should use his street smarts-you looked like a sleepy victim and the bad guys saw there chance and pounced like the cowards they are.. Now if you look like I do people will give you a wide margine.. I been to Fostoria several times and never ha...

Just to let you all know I would watch going to attica. jct. Someone I know was thire last summer and someone called the seneca county sheriff on him and he was told not to be back by the seneca county sheriffs office thire and if he comes back he would be give a citation and or jail time. The sher...

Marion has its bad areas but,the station is fairly safe..I say fairly safe because I always keep alert and mindful of city dangers-including potential trouble from intoxicated customer of the Shovel Inn. As far as Attica Jct be mindful there isn't a escape route in the event of a derailment or protr...

Thank you! Nice to know.

What are the symbol numbers?


These CF&E trains is rather interesting..One uses CSX locomotives and CSX grain cars and the Cargil train uses RailAmercia locomotives-meaning any road name RA operates-usually I&O GP40s..

Regarding Crestline, I spoke with a gentleman yesterday who is helping expand the grain/soybean facility there. He said right now there are two 300,000 bushel bins, a 500,000 bushel bin, a 700,000 one, and two one million bushel bins. That's pretty substantial. I'd say as lucrative as grain is to r...

I remember when that was going on.. A buddy of mine turned it on to it. What a joke. Some people really are too idiotic for this world. Being a moderator on three model railroad forums you have to clamp down on the miscreants in order to protect the forum and the solid members. Nothing will ruin a ...

I can't speak for alot of others, but I have been in conversations with many people on this board about this. I know I would have been willing to donate to help support this wonderful idea. I even was al set to make donations as soon as it was to be set up. But, I had taken offense to the "admins" ...

I don't know I enjoy it a lot even more so when its cold with 5 or more inches of snow on the ground with a stiff North wind..Gives me something to watch while I'm modeling. Now paying to be a member of a railroad,model railroad forum or a do nothing model railroad club..I don't think so. that make...

Wow, $10 per month (or $100 a year) is pretty steep, I think. I used to enjoy watching the Fostoria cam, and I would probably be willing to pay maybe $20 or $25 a year, but not $10 a month. I use to pay $10.00/mo in a do nothing HO club-unless you like to talk about everything except trains or mode...

I don't know I enjoy it a lot even more so when its cold with 5 or more inches of snow on the ground with a stiff North wind..Gives me something to watch while I'm modeling.

Now paying to be a member of a railroad,model railroad forum or a do nothing model railroad club..I don't think so.

Westbound CSX grainer through Bucyrus on CF&E at 5:40 pm with a GE unit and a lease unit(FURX?)

Sat Nov 26 at 4:55 pm.

Westbound Cargill train pulled by 2 (I&O?) engines through Bucyrus..

Brett,I have seen several photos of CR engines that was assign to a local that worked out of Bucyrus..

Other then seeing the photos I can't seem to find all that much information on this local.

Brandon,The buildings being used by Transco are old T&OC shops as is the yard..In fact you can see T&OC on the main building..As for the yard its in pretty bad shape.

Thanks for the information..I have wondered how much was changed with the double tracking.

My scanner was ripped off and I never replaced it.

Maybe some day I'll buy a replacement.

I recall the Sandusky line dispatcher use "Slaughter House" several times over the years.Its up around Bellevue.

PW, what are the odds of a Crestline eastbound out of lima on Saturday? I live in Bucyrus within view of the CF&E tracks and Saturday its usually dead unless the CSX grainer runs or CF&E has cars for Transco or Westside Feeds.I have seen CF&E in town on Sundays evenings. Several days can pass witho...

For what this is worth(and it may be very little) the past 2 nights has seen CF&E action in Bucyrus-one was in the wee hours of Tuesday morning and the other last night around 9:30 pm..I believe the one Tuesday morning was the local the one last night a grainer. BTW..By stepping out on my front porc...