Two SOO SD60's pass through Botkins as the evening sun reflects off their white sides. At notch 8 this train crested the hill at around 20mphs.
As the sun sets Q242 heads north towards Wapak. Trains were being a little delayed due to some signal malfunctions in Wapak. HLCX 8163 an ex BN unit trails.
This CSX south bound mixed freight passes over the small bridge south of Botkins.
This lone ex BN unit barely makes the crest on the CSX Toledo Sub. This one unit had over a mile long of loaded racks it was pulling south.
A single C40-8 slowly pulls this empty grain train into the siding before dropping off 50+ grain cars to Provico in Botkins.
3 SD40-2's highball this CSX intermodal train south.
CSX train K185 crests the great divide along in notch 8 at 15mph.
CSX train Q266 led by 3 B40-8 RLCX lease units heads north at crawling speed over a picked switch after waiting 5 hours.
