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8/6/12. EB LIFW turn back to Lima at 5:25PM through Van Wert. In charge were IORY 4036/4032 with 27 cars. Train was heavy on steel with 12 loads: 11 upfront and 1 more in the train: LRS and SSW, 5 tank cars Including ADM among others surprises, 4 box cars: 2 CN, a CRLE and NOKL, 4 covered hoppers including 2 FMLX, BNSF and 1 other and 2 gons including high sided gon.

PW

I was just leaving town for work and saw it from US30. 5 minutes too late yesterday
I gave her a heads up to go tape some pictures though.


CF&E with IORY 4036 and 4032 by van wert newbie, on Flickr

8/7/12. EB LIFW turn at 5:15PM. Leading were IORY 4036/4032 with 15 cars. In the train were 10 loaded high sided gons, 2 Bunge tank cars, 1 loaded gon, 1 MWCX covered hopper and 1 CN 60' box car bringing up the rear.

There are 9 soda ash hoppers at the Van Wert Terminal as of today.

PW

We caught the FWLI in Elida around 730 this evening. Will be a while for the video to be posted. Also, it is a FWLI as the crew is based out of FTW. I'm told they have a 1100 crew start and running from FTW for now. The track work is holding them up a bit but may be possible to catch the runs both during daylight if they keep using a FTW crew.

I would say that is right. The turns have been running as FWLI here lately. Is pretty obvious that they are coming first from the Fort. I saw 1 train yesterday and 2 other trains were through town also yesterday. Unless one was a LIVW again but I never heard it around town. Don't know what the other 2 trains were for sure. One was most likely the turn back to the Fort. Thanks for the info.

PW

I believe a LIVW ran tues because between 5pm monday and 640am tues the grain hoppers were changed out and 3 or 4 hoppers we staged to go to CSP as needed.


CF&E pics 066 by van wert newbie, on Flickr

I am curious about all the lids they were hauling.

CF&E pics 130 by van wert newbie, on Flickr

Another nice catch w/especially the coil hood loads. Most all of those flats were CP except for the 2 blue bulkheads. Like the 60' TTX box cars on that 60 car train. That vid makes a great representation of the CF&E FWLI Or LIFW turns. Nice looking CF&E freight. Once again, thanks for videos and pics.

PW

Those are the coil steel car hoods heading to the I&O in Lima. They will end up heading to the DJJX contractor shop on the CIND.

Thanks for watching!

Missed the FWLI again, saw it west of Convoy but as usual I was driving to work.

Sunday's LIVW with SCRF 6415 long hood forward.

8/13/12. FWLI turn EB through Van Wert at 1:53PM. In charge were IORY 4036/4032 along with 25 cars. Train consisted were 11 loaded steel flats/bulkheads from SDI, 1 loaded flat with coil hoods, 6 gons: 5 high sided, 4 grain cars: BNSF, BN, CN and HMBX, 2 Bunge tank cars, and 1 NS? coil car.

Caught the FWLI return west in Middle Point and then Convoy. Love it when 4032 leads because its sure not a clean burner. Video sometime tomorrow.


IORY 4032 / 4036 in Middle Point by van wert newbie, on Flickr

IORY 4032 / 4036 Convoy by van wert newbie, on Flickr

IORY 4032 / 4036 in Convoy by van wert newbie, on Flickr

Just letting you know vanwerty I watch your video's from beginning to end. Thanks for posting

Thanks, your gonna be busy soon. I caught RJ Corman yesterday on the Erie Lackawanna line, 20 some minutes of video being edited and will be up in a few days. Caught a 14 car RJC train today, 3 videos coming tomorrow and I caught a southbound I&O today also. Followed it from Lima to Quincy Ohio, 6 videos coming. All total more than 8 gigs uploading. Was a great catch, 9400 in SP Paint.

alittlevanwerty wrote:Caught a 14 car RJC train today.

All customer cars or were some RJC company cars?

Looking forward to all your videos!

yesterday it was a grain train to Mercer landmark in Elgin. Today, 6 scrap gons from Omni Source, 6 plastics hoppers and 1 NS coilcar, no RJCC cars this time.

Tuesday's FWLI, short and sweet.

Well missed a good FWLI yesterday, saw it from the freeway and gave the wife a heads up. Hear are pics.


CFE 3886 GP38-2 CBNS 5007 GP50 on the CF&E railroad by van wert newbie, on Flickr

CFE 3886 GP38-2 CBNS 5007 GP50 on the CF&E railroad by van wert newbie, on Flickr

She saw the return run, 5007 was left in Lima.