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L75 Smoking Up Fostoria

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L75 Smoking Up Fostoria
Posted by BHager20 on Monday, April 29, 2013 4:49 PM

On a trip to Fostoria this past weekend, I caught NS L75 local crossing the diamonds after waiting on a pair of CSX trains to pass. The rebuilt Admiral Cab SD40-2 was giving all it had trying to get up to track speed:

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/434174

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Posted by Firelock76 on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 8:26 PM

Ah, a sight to gladden an ALCO-holic's heart, even if it is an EMD.

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 4:01 PM

When did L75 start operating to Fostoria? In my experience it was a New Haven to Leipsic turn.

Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine

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