A Day Spent Trackside on Columbus, OH's North Side

[B-Town]

After my class, I went to Powell Road to see what was happening. When I arrived NS L3J was at Weber Road and 576 was at Troyton. L3J was the first to show up and I shot it from the overpass.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47491339@N04/6884496149/

Then 576 showed up soon after.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47491339@N04/6884496649/

I heard U926 having hand brake problems at HV Cabin in Columbus, so I went over to Powell to catch it when it was back on the move.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47491339@N04/6884496975/

I check the ATCS and NS 379 was at Milepost 26 on the Sandusky District, while I was just leaving Powell, but I was able to make it back to the overpass just in time.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47491339@N04/6884497397/

Then I went to my camera club meeting in Worthington. On the way home, I was third back, stopped at the Worthington Road crossing. No train showed up, so I pulled off and decided to see what was going on with my camera and tripod on hand. It turned out that a CSX coal train had pulled up just far enough to activate the crossing. It pulled up 50 car lengths and then soon reversed 50 lengths. I have no idea what the crew was try to accomplish, but I got a cool shot of it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47491339@N04/6884497561/

NS 233 soon came up beside it, which made for a cool shot. By that time the CSX train was leaving, so I was surrounded by both trains, which was pretty cool.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47491339@N04/6884496241/

I thought I saw another CSX train coming in the far off distance, but I needed to get home, so that concluded the day’s trains.

[Ypsi]

As always, nice trip report B-Town! I especially liked the night shots

[B-Town]

As always, nice trip report B-Town! I especially liked the night shots

Thank you!