Loram Archive

  • CSX engine coming

    Number of Engines we Have Seen

    Posted on June 26, 2012 | No Comments
    After reading in a North American Railroads: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, by Brian Solomon, that as of 2009 CSX had over 4,000 engines it got me thinking about how many of that number had we seen since we started keeping our train log. So I sat...

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  • The Norfolk Southern tracks are far enough apart west of Fostoria to merit two separate crossings.

    Fostoria August 16, 2010

    Posted on September 17, 2010 | No Comments
    The previous night we decided to head back to the hotel because we were still tired, we each had a TV show to watch and plus the clouds looked like a major storm was brewing.  After checking our respective banks account and cash we decided...

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  • Sparks from the rail grinder caught something on fire

    Loram Rail Grinder

    Posted on August 31, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Not even an hour after the CSX Track Geometry Car passed us at Fostoria, Ohio on August 16, until we were treated to our second treat, a Loram Rail Grinder heading west on the NS. It was headed up by an “engine”, a tank car,...

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