Arriving at the Poplar Street crossing, I caught part of a southbound CSX autorack train turning west, which I heard from other railfans had things backed up in town.
An eastbound CSX empty coal train slowly crawls into town and turns south. The guy on the bicycle was quite stupid for what he did.
With the slow CSX trains clear, an eastbound Norfolk Southern mixed freight rolls through town.
Shortly after the eastbound freight, a long westbound Norfolk Southern mixed freight departs Blair Yard.
An eastbound CSX tanker train with Canadian Pacific power turns south.
A westbound Norfolk Southern grain train departs Fostoria.
An eastbound Norfolk Southern train of coil steel cars (except for a couple boxcars) heads into Blair Yard.
Living up to the spirit of the Nickel Plate Road, a westbound Norfolk Southern mixed freight speeds through Fostoria.
A long southbound CSX mixed freight turns west at F tower.
An eastbound CSX mixed freight heads across Poplar Street.
A long westbound CSX autorack train turns north at F Tower.
Returning to the park after a pizza run to AJ's Heavenly Pizza (https://www.heavenlypizzatiffin.com/) in Tiffin, I caught the end of an eastbound CSX empty coal train turning south.
A westbound CSX tanker train rolls through Fostoria.
A westbound CSX intermodal rolls through Fostoria.
A westbound CSX intermodal rolls past F Tower.
A westbound CSX intermodal rolls past F Tower. Before the train clears the Iron Triangle, Norfolk Southern started a westbound mixed freight out of Blair Yard and past the park to literally squeeze through the CSX traffic. Towards the end of the NS train, you can hear the next westbound CSX train approaching in the distance.
After the NS freight cleared, a westbound CSX mixed freight accelerates through town past F Tower.
A westbound CSX mixed freight rolls past F Tower.
An eastbound CSX mixed freight rolls past F Tower.
Kevin
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