Railfanning Marion, Ohio - 11-4-11 (Part 1)

On a windy day in November, I headed up to the diamonds at Marion with my friends and fellow railfans Tony and Jim. The day turned out to be a success, seeing 10 trains and all, 9 being caught on video. Here are the first 4 of the day.

Train 1:
A northbound NS coal train heads north, led by two GE's. Some interesting high-top hoppers on this one.
GE C40-9W #9349
GE C40-9W #9780

Train 2:
Another northbound NS passes us, this time a mixed freight with two GE's and an EMD trailing.
GE C40-9W #8995
GE C40-9W #9220
EMD SD60M #6790

Train 3:
A westbound CSX mixed freight comes through the diamonds, led by a pair of YN2 Dash 8 widecabs. Apologies about the beginning of this one, but I couldn't help but go running after the ex-Conrail horn. :P
GE C40-8W #7385
GE C40-8W #7729

Train 4:
An EXTREMELY long NS mixed freight goes southbound, with all 4 of the GE units pulling. Listen for the GE air compressor "whoop" as the 4th unit goes by!
GE C40-9W #9197
GE ES40DC #7570
GE C40-9W #8891
GE C40-9W #9696

The next (and last) 5 trains will be in another video. Look for it soon!

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