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Safetrans |
Description: |
CSX did a piecemeal job in Lima making the Toldeo-Cincinnati Line bi-directional... The "wrong mains" were upgraded with Safetrans while the "right mains" retained their high CPL signals. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:22 PM |
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Lima, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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Title: |
CPL |
Description: |
The "right main" CPL at Pearl St. The marker lights above the main head look fairly recent, as does the controller box near the base. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:24 PM |
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Lima, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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253 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NS local |
Description: |
The NS (former NKP) tracks through Lima are a confusing tangle of trackage rights with CSX. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:26 PM |
Location: |
Lima, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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NS 3327(SD40-2) |
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382 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Southbound |
Description: |
Southbound NS local at Lima. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:27 PM |
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Lima, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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NS 3327(SD40-2) |
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316 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lowly Type G |
Description: |
This signal replaced the position lights on the Ft. Wayne line many years ago. NS Tower used to be in the vacant lot behind the rust colored relay cabinet. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:30 PM |
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Lima, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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251 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CSX train |
Description: |
A very long, single engine train heads south in Lima. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:31 PM |
Location: |
Lima, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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CSX 317(AC44CW) |
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355 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Southbound |
Description: |
CSX train Southbound |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:33 PM |
Location: |
Lima, OH |
Author: |
Brad Thomas |
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CSX 317(AC44CW) |
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391 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Type G on the DT&I |
Description: |
This older type G signal is a GTW installation on the former DT&I. Protects the diamond with the CF&E |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:34 PM |
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Lima, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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287 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Position Light |
Description: |
An approach-lit position light signal protects the CF&E diamond with the I&O. This signal was a PC/CR installation, put in before the second track was removed (hence why most signals on this line are only found on one side of the ROW). This particular signal also had two heads at one time. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:36 PM |
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Lima, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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314 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Former CR unit |
Description: |
This former CR unit is about to cross the CF&E. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:37 PM |
Location: |
Lima, OH |
Author: |
Brad Thomas |
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CSX 8774(SD60I) HLCX 6296(SD40-2) |
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530 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
HLCX |
Description: |
Helm Leasing SD40-2. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:39 PM |
Location: |
Lima, OH |
Author: |
Brad Thomas |
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HLCX 6296(SD40-2) |
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319 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound |
Description: |
Northbound with road slug. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:41 PM |
Location: |
Lima, OH |
Author: |
Brad Thomas |
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CSX 6444(GP40-2) CSX 2336(Road Slug) |
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551 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound |
Description: |
Northbound passing the 'CSX Diamond' marker. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 9:53:20 PM |
Location: |
Lima, OH |
Author: |
Brad Thomas |
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CSX 2336(Road Slug) |
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363 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Abandoned position light |
Description: |
One of the many casualties of Amtrak's removal of service from the Ft. Wayne Line in the early 90s. This particular signal not only had its head turned sideways, the entire mast was turned sideways, which means the mast bolts were loosened and the mast turned and the bolts tightened. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:12:47 PM |
Location: |
Lima, OH |
Author: |
Brad Thomas |
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424 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
CF&E Lima Yard |
Description: |
CF&E's Lima Yard. The CF&E runs the show a little different than Conrail did, in that CF&E even stores cars on the main line. The signal bridge was a later CR addition, when CR was putting position lights on modern aluminum brackets. The signal is now dark. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:12:51 PM |
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Lima, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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477 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Oddities |
Description: |
Notice something missing from this picture? |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:12:54 PM |
Location: |
Delphos, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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3583 Comments: 16 |
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Title: |
Older Type G |
Description: |
This signal protects the ghost diamond between the Ft. Wayne Line and the Cloverleaf. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:12:57 PM |
Location: |
Delphos, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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324 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound on the Cloverleaf |
Description: |
A view up the Cloverleaf towards the former AC&Y yards. The signal protects the ghost diamond with the Ft. Wayne Line. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:12:58 PM |
Location: |
Delphos, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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611 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Northbound signal |
Description: |
This is the West-to-Northbound signal protecting the ghost diamond between the Ft. Wayne and the Cloverleaf. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:13:00 PM |
Location: |
Delphos, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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394 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Track bumper |
Description: |
The abandoned Cloverleaf ends nearly feet away from the old Ft. Wayne Line. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:13:02 PM |
Location: |
Delphos, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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521 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Cloverleaf ROW |
Description: |
The site where the Cloverleaf and Ft. Wayne Lines used to cross. |
Photo Date: |
11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:13:04 PM |
Location: |
Delphos, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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412 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Cloverleaf ROW |
Description: |
From the north side of the Ft. Wayne, this is a view of the abandoned Cloverleaf and the reason it was abandoned, which was the very tight curve at this location. The Cloverleaf entered town from the north and left to the west. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:13:06 PM |
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Delphos, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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576 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
ROW |
Description: |
The Cloverleaf is in very good shape south of the diamonds, perhaps people take care of this section. |
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11/22/2006 Upload Date: 11/25/2006 11:13:07 PM |
Location: |
Delphos, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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513 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Position Light |
Description: |
Approach lit absolute signal at Estry |
Photo Date: |
12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:39 PM |
Location: |
Van Wert, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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490 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Shrubbery |
Description: |
The owners of the property that this signal abuts placed a small evergreen by the signal mast. If I owned property with position light signals near it, I'd voluntarily keep them looking like brand new. |
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12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:41 PM |
Location: |
Van Wert, OH |
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Brad Thomas |
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419 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Block station |
Description: |
The STATE Block Station sign at the state border. |
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12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:43 PM |
Location: |
Dixon, OH |
Author: |
Brad Thomas |
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186 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Piqua yard |
Description: |
The daily westbound from Lima arrived shortly before I arrived here. No engine numbers known. |
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12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:46 PM |
Location: |
Fort Wayne, IN |
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Brad Thomas |
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235 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Piqua Yard |
Description: |
Another shot of the fixed Approach Restricting signal and slight overview of the Piqua Yard. Block station PIQ sign is no longer around. |
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12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:47 PM |
Location: |
Fort Wayne, IN |
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Brad Thomas |
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470 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Abandoned signal |
Description: |
Abandoned CR style bi-directional signal. |
Photo Date: |
12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:48 PM |
Location: |
Monroeville, IN |
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Brad Thomas |
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236 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Signal |
Description: |
Seems to me CR had to remove the signal from the base in order to turn the entire mast like this. |
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12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:49 PM |
Location: |
Monroeville, IN |
Author: |
Brad Thomas |
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295 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Abandoned signal |
Description: |
Position of the sun practically puts a halo around the head of this signal. Seems as though 16 years of sitting idly by have been taken with stride by this signal. |
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12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:50 PM |
Location: |
Monroeville, IN |
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Brad Thomas |
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164 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Sunbleached signal head |
Description: |
For the work CR did to turn these signals sideways, they could have just removed them, unless there was a future plan to re-activate these signals that never materialized. |
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12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:51 PM |
Location: |
Monroeville, IN |
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Brad Thomas |
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153 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Signal 304 E/W |
Description: |
Close-up of the lettering on the number plates. Does anyone know the "font" CR used on their milepost signs and number plates? |
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12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:52 PM |
Location: |
Monroeville, IN |
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Brad Thomas |
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139 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Closeup |
Description: |
Closeup shot of the bi-directional position light signal. This signal is in good shape for not being touched for 16 years since it's been turned off. |
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12/13/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:38 PM |
Location: |
Monroeville, IN |
Author: |
Brad Thomas |
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146 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Block station |
Description: |
The other side of the STATE block station sign, showing the yellow flag is placed towards the rails. |
Photo Date: |
12/16/2006 Upload Date: 12/16/2006 3:49:44 PM |
Location: |
Dixon, OH |
Author: |
Brad Thomas |
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175 Comments: 0 |
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