# of trains through weston ohio

[ISWBrad]

Just curious how many trains go trhough this town. Cool looking main st crossing.

[MSchwiebert]

Between 6 and 10. "Regulars" are 506,507,509,324 & 512. 231 can go either via Bates or the C&O side. The K185 ore trains (loads to Middletown, empties back to Toledo Docks) run as frequently as the mill needs ore. There are also occasional run through coal trains for Michigan power plants (usually SB empties going back to Wyoming) as well as ballast trains going to/from the Toledo docks. I've also seen Q200 go via Bates this week as well. Finally, I'm not sure if 508 is back running or not.

[ISWBrad]

Thanks

[Loco_Engr]

Don't forget Q517. Not sure what days he runs, but usually an early morning southbound from what I've seen.

[Y@]

Don't forget Q517. Not sure what days he runs, but usually an early morning southbound from what I've seen.

I don't know about now, but back in the day Q516/517 both ran via Fostoria.

[JoJames]

517 operates via Fostoria. 508 is back running again although not every day. 324 has been running with at least two sections a day for quite some time.

[Loco_Engr]

This morning, I definitely heard Q517 calling signals through Haskins, so he must run via Bates from time to time...

[bdconrail29]

This morning, I definitely heard Q517 calling signals through Haskins, so he must run via Bates from time to time...

In the 4 or 5 times I've seen Q517 lately, he has definitely gone via Bates.

[CG Tower]

Q517 has, since 5/17, run via Bates. Profile may have changed as it often does on CSX. Plus, the scenic route via Fostoria is really used as needed.

CG Tower

[F40PH Fan]

Just curious how many trains go trhough this town. Cool looking main st crossing.

Yes it is a neat crossing a bell would not hurt on it but, it still is neat. I have a few videos up on Youtube of that railroad crossing. They are as of right now all night videos but, they focus point of the video is towards the crossing. I will try and post some videos of a train going by it in the day as soon as I can

[JoJames]

Look for most trains to use the Toledo sub north of Deshler instead of operating via Fostoria. Do to the startup on June 1 of four more trailer trains to North Baltimore. Also lots of track work will be done from Deshler east this summer so more trains will head straight up to avoid the congestion on the Willard sub when work begins.

[Y@]

Look for most trains to use the Toledo sub north of Deshler instead of operating via Fostoria. Do to the startup on June 1 of four more trailer trains to North Baltimore. Also lots of track work will be done from Deshler east this summer so more trains will head straight up to avoid the congestion on the Willard sub when work begins.

Sweet! That's some good news, there's several shots up north of Deshler that I want to do but haven't been able to because of the lack of daytime traffic.

[CG Tower]

I second that! Awesome to hear.

CG Tower

Look for most trains to use the Toledo sub north of Deshler instead of operating via Fostoria. Do to the startup on June 1 of four more trailer trains to North Baltimore. Also lots of track work will be done from Deshler east this summer so more trains will head straight up to avoid the congestion on the Willard sub when work begins.

Sweet! That's some good news, there's several shots up north of Deshler that I want to do but haven't been able to because of the lack of daytime traffic.

[F40PH Fan]

This is good news to hear. Looks like I'll be railfanning Perrsyburg a lot more this summer.

[conrailfan]

Since I live in town I've got a few shots of the downtown crossing. This week is weston's annual festival and I was railfaning downtown and was pestered by a few little kids on bikes. They were asking what I was doing and proceded to make fun of me for taking pictures of trains. I got a video of some kids playing chicken with a train and I think they are the same ones. Wacth out for them and they may make another attempt to run in front of a train. Calling the wood county shreriff may not be a bad idea if they run in front of another train.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDEz7P7Fa3U

[conrailfan]

Here is one of my shots from today. CSX SD40-3 rebuilds.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/conrailfoa ... otostream/

[F40PH Fan]

@Conrailfan yeah those same kids kept harrassing me for filming too! I really don't know why but, whatever. Anyways I posted a video to youtube of Weston, Ohio CSX action in the day to Youtube. Here is the URL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsTSlrC1VEg


Enjoy

[MSchwiebert]

The flashers in the center of the street used to be common for the towns along the Toledo Sub. Deshler, Tontogany & Haskins used to be that way too. I'd suspect that Louisana Ave. in Perrysburg and SR281 in Custar used to have the same setup, but I haven't seen photographs to support that.

[DT&I]

I used to go there all the time when i was younger, ive seen those kids at school before, they are the type that always got in trouble, but that was a long time ago.