A Busy Weekend of Railfanning - Volume One!

This will be the first of three videos from the October 3 - 4, 2009 weekend. We start off in the Akron area on the 3rd, and move on to Greenwich, Willard, and beyond, on the 4th. With the fall colors starting to show, and the train action at it's peak, these videos are quite the showpiece! Enjoy!

Trains

RAVENNA

Q299, WB, autoracks:
CSXT 476

Q216, EB, autoracks:
CSXT 4573

242, EB, roadrailers:
NS 9859
NS 2714

ROOTSTOWN

62E, EB, hoppers:
NS 2652
UP 5788

GREENWICH

Q390, EB, mixed:
CSXT 8586
CSXT 7628
CSXT 8052

Q292, EB, autoracks:
CSXT 573
CSXT 8635

E280, EB, coal:
CSXT 118
CSXT 62

Q377, WB, mixed:
CSXT 5119
CSXT 4753
UP 7224
CSXT 7891

Q136, EB, intermodal:
CSXT 7833
CSXT 5270

Q164, EB, intermodal:
CSXT 4581
CSXT 84
CSXT 8199

PERU CENTER

Q386, EB, mixed:
CSXT 4727
CSXT 583

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Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• CSX
• NS
• Norfolk
• Southern
• trains
• railroads
• railfanning
• trackside
• weekend
• Ravenna
• Greenwich
• Willard
• Rootstown
• OH
• Ohio

[GSMR1702]

its interesting that NS is the only railroad that does Roadrailers anymore. Since there's a lot less railcar, they seem like they'd be lighter to me

[CSXno601]

BNSF and CN were the previous two that did Roadrailer service. Even Amtrak did it for a bit. But for whatever reason, they stopped, and now NS is the only railroad remaining with Roadrailer service.

[DaringDramis]

Very Interesting, these trailers put directly on the wheels, at 2:07. Is that a new way to carry trailers? It's the first time I see such a thing.

[CSXno601]

They're called "Roadrailers", and they've been around for years. The only railroad that still runs Roadrailers is NS, although BNSF, UP and even CSX have ran them in the past. Triple Crown is the name of the roadrailer company. There was a "Swift" roadrailer company too, but not anymore.

[AaronUzumaki]

nice!

[CSXno601]

Thank you Aaron!

[48alfaone]

Wow, First Class, A-Number One, Great Camera Work! You have a gift, a true eye for the camera! What a treat! Just one small thing, get more shots farther to the side of the train showing more of the full side profile of the train. You do that and your as good or better than Pentrex and all the Pro's! I hope i did not offend you, its just so nice and rare to see 98% great camera work, but you can give us 100% which not many guys can even come close to! ( True eye for the shot )! Thank you.

[gameover340]

nice

[CSXno601]

That's for sure!

[CSXno601]

Thanks for the compliment. At Ravenna, trackspeed for roadrailers and intermodals is 60mph. He was right on the money. Definitely one of the faster trains that I have seen at Ravenna.

[clinton984]

Nice faraway shot at 1:50 and nice speed when it came. Must of been 60+?

Good stuff. 5*