Long Day in Deshler (7-5-08)
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:32 pm
Spent a longer than normal day in Deshler last Saturday. Lots of action, and a few nice surprises.
1. NB/WB Q50005
CSX 8763, CSX 7729. 86 cars.
2. NB/EB Q2##04
CSX 7623, CSX 7326. 67 cars.
3. WB/SB Q23105
CSX 5238, GCFX 3106. 70 cars.
4. WB Q38905
CSX 7772, CSX 5449. 54 cars.
5. WB Q11305
CSX 666, CSX 7848. 73 cars. (long count)
6. WB L15904
CSX 5104, CSX 7602. 68 cars. (long count)
7. WB G73905
CSX 5385. 50 cars.
8. EB/NB Q32404
CSX 8424, CSX 7860. 89 cars.
9. EB Q39003
UP 3933, UP 9583, UP 4287. 78 cars.
10. WB G88905
CSX 5118. 57 cars.
11. WB Q38705
CSX 7586. 86 cars. (he struggled through town... ended up adding one of Defiance's local units until he could get another helper in Garrett. The Defiance unit went back on 508 that night)
12. EB/SB Q50105
CSX 8041, CSX , CSX 675 (D-I-T). 56 cars. (Added dead SD60I 8778 at South Deshler, unit had been dead there for 6 days after last Sundays 501 left him there.)
13. WB/SB Q33905
CSX 9016. 73 cars. (another one-unit struggler, had a block of 20 loaded coke cars, not to mention the usual loaded sulfer/ammonia tanks.)
14. WB/SB Q50705
CSX 8765, CSX 7721, CEFX 3148. 87 cars.
15. EB Q11005
CSX 4752, CSX 5356, CSX 4556. 114 cars. (long count)
16. WB Q13505
CSX 4734, CSX 4702. 131 cars. (long count)
17. WB Q38305
CSX 201, CSX 7538. 63 cars.
18. WB Q38905
CSX 5304, CSX 8714. 78 cars.
19. NB Q50605
CSX ####, CSX 5107. 67 cars.
20. NB Q54205
CSX 676, CSX 7793. 32 cars.
21. WB/SB Q37505
CSX 4832, CSX 8037, CSX 8105. 76 cars. (8105 was in YN1 paint, and the old FLS paint was coming through pretty good)
22. NB/EB Q34005
Missed.
23. NB/EB Q27105
CSX 4788, CSX 310. 143 cars. (all loaded racks. crew died in North Baltimore)
24. EB Q15605
CSX 425, CSX 95. 76 cars. (long count)
25. EB Q38805
CSX 7683, CSX 8768. 71 cars.
26. EB U99405
BNSF 6187, BNSF 6087. 130 cars.
On the way back, saw two more eastbounds. One had a pair of BNSF SD40-2's and an NS C40-9W.
1. NB/WB Q50005
CSX 8763, CSX 7729. 86 cars.
2. NB/EB Q2##04
CSX 7623, CSX 7326. 67 cars.
3. WB/SB Q23105
CSX 5238, GCFX 3106. 70 cars.
4. WB Q38905
CSX 7772, CSX 5449. 54 cars.
5. WB Q11305
CSX 666, CSX 7848. 73 cars. (long count)
6. WB L15904
CSX 5104, CSX 7602. 68 cars. (long count)
7. WB G73905
CSX 5385. 50 cars.
8. EB/NB Q32404
CSX 8424, CSX 7860. 89 cars.
9. EB Q39003
UP 3933, UP 9583, UP 4287. 78 cars.
10. WB G88905
CSX 5118. 57 cars.
11. WB Q38705
CSX 7586. 86 cars. (he struggled through town... ended up adding one of Defiance's local units until he could get another helper in Garrett. The Defiance unit went back on 508 that night)
12. EB/SB Q50105
CSX 8041, CSX , CSX 675 (D-I-T). 56 cars. (Added dead SD60I 8778 at South Deshler, unit had been dead there for 6 days after last Sundays 501 left him there.)
13. WB/SB Q33905
CSX 9016. 73 cars. (another one-unit struggler, had a block of 20 loaded coke cars, not to mention the usual loaded sulfer/ammonia tanks.)
14. WB/SB Q50705
CSX 8765, CSX 7721, CEFX 3148. 87 cars.
15. EB Q11005
CSX 4752, CSX 5356, CSX 4556. 114 cars. (long count)
16. WB Q13505
CSX 4734, CSX 4702. 131 cars. (long count)
17. WB Q38305
CSX 201, CSX 7538. 63 cars.
18. WB Q38905
CSX 5304, CSX 8714. 78 cars.
19. NB Q50605
CSX ####, CSX 5107. 67 cars.
20. NB Q54205
CSX 676, CSX 7793. 32 cars.
21. WB/SB Q37505
CSX 4832, CSX 8037, CSX 8105. 76 cars. (8105 was in YN1 paint, and the old FLS paint was coming through pretty good)
22. NB/EB Q34005
Missed.
23. NB/EB Q27105
CSX 4788, CSX 310. 143 cars. (all loaded racks. crew died in North Baltimore)
24. EB Q15605
CSX 425, CSX 95. 76 cars. (long count)
25. EB Q38805
CSX 7683, CSX 8768. 71 cars.
26. EB U99405
BNSF 6187, BNSF 6087. 130 cars.
On the way back, saw two more eastbounds. One had a pair of BNSF SD40-2's and an NS C40-9W.