Berea Ohio Trains 11/14/09 9:57AM - 12:38PM

[wrawroacx]

I went railfanning in Berea Ohio yesterday and this what I saw:

 

Berea Ohio Trains  11/14/09  9:57AM – 12:38PM

  

1.       10:11AM NS West Rockport Siding To Track 2 / NS Freight / Unknown # Cars – NS SD60M #6765, NS C40-9W #9197, NS C40-9W #9050, NS C40-9W #9682 / 18-20MPH.  

 

2.       10:21AM NS East Track 1 / NS Intermodal / Unknown # Cars – NS C40-9W #9435, NS C40-9W #9904 / 35-40MPH.

 

3.       10:27AM NS West Track 2 / NS Intermodal / Unknown # Cars – NS SD70M-2 #2760, NS SD70M #2647 / 35-40MPH.

 

4.       10:38AM CSX West Track 2 / CSX Intermodal  Q223/ 54 Cars – CSX AC4400CW #119, CSX C40-8W #7811 / 45-50MPH.

 

5.       10:46AM CSX West Track 1 / CSX Hyrailer / 2 To 3MPH.

 

6.       10:47AM NS West Track 1 To Track 2 / NS Freight / Unknown # Cars – NS ES40DC #7700, NS SD70M #2606 / 20-25MPH.

 

7.       10:56AM NS East Track 1 / NS Empty WEPX Coal / 130 Cars – NS ES40DC #7615, NS C40-9W #9087, NS C40-9W #9676 / 20-25MPH.

 

8.       11:07AM NS West Rockport Siding To Track 2 / NS Freight 364 / Unknown # Cars – NS SD40-2 #6162, NS GP40-2 #3019, NS GP40-2 #701, NS GP38-3 #5810 / 10-15MPH.

 

9.       11:40AM NS East Track 1 / NS Intermodal / Unknown # Cars – NS C40-9W #9236, NS SD70M-2 #2656 / 30-35MPH.

 

10.   11:42AM NS West Track 2 / NS Intermodal / Unknown # Cars - NS C40-9W #9928, NS C40-9W #9058, NS C40-9W #9169 / 35-40MPH.

 

11.   11:42AM CSX West Track 2 / CSX Freight  Q381 / 164 Cars – CSX SD70MAC #4521, CSX Ex. CR C40-8W #7304 / 50-55MPH.

 

12.   11:59AM NS West Track 2 / NS Roadrailer 261 / 151 Roadrailers – NS SD70M #2605, NS C40-9W #9953 / 35-40MPH

 

13.   12:14PM NS East Track 1 / NS Roadrailer 262 / Unknown # Cars – NS C40-8W #8395, NS SD60 #6610 / 35-40MPH.

 

14.   12:26PM NS East Track 1 To Track 2 / NS Intermodal / Unknown # Cars – NS SD70M-2 #2742, NS C40-9W #9737 / 20-25MPH.

 

15.   12:33PM CSX East Track 1 / Same CSX Hyrailer Seen Before 10:46AM But Just Going Back Towards Front Street Bridge – 5-10MPH.

Overall it was a busy day here. Nothing special came through, but traffic was high on the NS, not really CSX.

Does anybody know why the traffic was kind of slow on the CSX, because there was basically only 1 to 2 trains an hour through here on the CSX Main? Also there was a trackcrew working on Track 1 of the CSX Main, so maybe that might be it, but if anybody has something else they know or want to share, please put it down.

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wrawroacx

 

Does anybody know why the traffic was kind of slow on the CSX, because there was basically only 1 to 2 trains an hour through here on the CSX Main? Also there was a trackcrew working on Track 1 of the CSX Main, so maybe that might be it, but if anybody has something else they know or want to share, please put it down.

 

There is a major curfew west of Willard to cut in the new control points around North Baltimore, OH.

[K4sPRR]

With traffic down the trend in the past few month's on CSX in northern Ohio is to run early AM, it then slows down in the late AM and PM, then picks up again in the evening (evenings are great).  As I mentioned in response to your earlier posts CSX is doing massive track work on the Big 4 and on the Short Line (tunnel), the slow down periods allow this work to continue and is a more convienent schedule for traffic and track work.  Once tracks are back to normal I am sure traffic patterns will again change.

 Also take into account the geographical location of Willard and Collinwood as related to Berea. 

I too was at Berea yesterday and seen the trains you listed, foreign power has been slim of late, too many units stored in a temporary retirement.  A UP westbound on the NS did arrive early afternoon, but that was it.