Deshler Ohio
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:07 am
Well I made my first trip up to Desler Thursday, after checking out what was working in Lima. The first train I caught on the way up there was on the Toledo sub just south of Leipsic. As I was filming this I heard a NS train pass through town, can't catch them all.
As I crossed over the CSX Garret Sub (rt 65 grade) I could see an easbound and a westbound. Would have been the perfect meet but I decided that this spot was too dangerous so I went into Deshler. The westbound was a CSX coal train loaded. I didn't catch the point loco but the second was 5000 'diversity in motion'. I set up just in time to catch the eastbound, a BNSF coal train.
I moved the car around the block and spotted a green signal, a westbound headed to change to south on the toledo sub. I don't know if their brakes were all off because the screeching was deafening. Halfway through a manifest almost snuck by...
Ex Conrail leads this Ethanol with style.
And another autorack heading down the toledo sub. This was the only other mainline train I saw head south, I heard a rumor of a car strick south by Troy. Anyone hear anything? This autorack was still in Lima at 2 pm ( filmed it in Deshler about 12).
Always great to catch a meet and choose the correct side to see both sets of locos.
I caught this manifest but a mother/slug set from lima was waiting to head north and I wasn't fast enough to catch them.
My favorite catch of the day was the last train. The scanner in the railpark warned me of its approach. A BNSF/KCS/BNSF sandwich pulling a crude oil train.
And for people who just like to watch the locomotives I made an edited video...
As I crossed over the CSX Garret Sub (rt 65 grade) I could see an easbound and a westbound. Would have been the perfect meet but I decided that this spot was too dangerous so I went into Deshler. The westbound was a CSX coal train loaded. I didn't catch the point loco but the second was 5000 'diversity in motion'. I set up just in time to catch the eastbound, a BNSF coal train.
I moved the car around the block and spotted a green signal, a westbound headed to change to south on the toledo sub. I don't know if their brakes were all off because the screeching was deafening. Halfway through a manifest almost snuck by...
Ex Conrail leads this Ethanol with style.
And another autorack heading down the toledo sub. This was the only other mainline train I saw head south, I heard a rumor of a car strick south by Troy. Anyone hear anything? This autorack was still in Lima at 2 pm ( filmed it in Deshler about 12).
Always great to catch a meet and choose the correct side to see both sets of locos.
I caught this manifest but a mother/slug set from lima was waiting to head north and I wasn't fast enough to catch them.
My favorite catch of the day was the last train. The scanner in the railpark warned me of its approach. A BNSF/KCS/BNSF sandwich pulling a crude oil train.
And for people who just like to watch the locomotives I made an edited video...