A Tour of CSX's Parsons Yard in Columbus, Ohio

Give us a run down of what you saw, post pictures if you'd like...any info is welcome.
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A Tour of CSX's Parsons Yard in Columbus, Ohio

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Love the yardmaster office photo....great set B-Town! :D 8)
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That is a cool experience B-town. Thanks for posting!

It looks like the yard master was at ground level?
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nice pictures :D
How oftern does that turn table get used?
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They use the Turtable at least once a day. They usually turn Q637's power to put on Q636. I saw a Dash 8 on it about 5 days ago.

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