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PREX 2026 and PREX 105 |
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While the Gettysburg unit is my favorite, I definitely would say that the ex-ATSF GP20u in Bluebonnet paint is a very close second best. Its gonna suck when/ig this unit leaves the property when Patriot Power arrives. |
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6/20/2023 Upload Date: 6/29/2023 9:47:19 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) PREX 105(GP9) |
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PREX 3054 and PREX 2026 |
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PREX 3054, which appears to have a 50 Years OLS Sticker slapped on the nose now, sits behind PREX 2026. The PREX 3054 was the very first unit on the property when Pioneer bought the line from the Maumee and Western back in 2013. Weird to thing that its time on the ND&W is probably coming to an end sooner rather than later. |
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6/20/2023 Upload Date: 6/29/2023 9:49:17 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) PREX 3054(GP20u) |
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PREX 105, PREX 3054, and PREX 2026 |
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The 3 units all sit together awaiting anothdr days work on the ND&W. A great way to cap off a great day of train watching! From here on out (except for the next day), the days will get shorter, slowly but surely. |
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6/20/2023 Upload Date: 6/29/2023 9:51:10 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) PREX 3054(GP20u) PREX 105(GP9) |
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PREX 2026 |
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We couldnt find the Santa Fe unit in the yard so we drove down a little further and found it sitting almost at the CSX interchange. Ive never personally seen NDW put power this close to the interchange, but maybe they were preparing for interchange work for Monday on Friday. |
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7/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/31/2023 8:14:19 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 and PREX 105 |
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Of course, no visit to Defiance is complete without a visit to the ND&W yard. Both the Santa Fe painted GP20u and the Gettysburg GP9 were present. With the recent acquisition of Patriot Rail buying out Pioneer, it is uncertain how long the fleet of old EMDs will last on the ND&W. So, still shots or moving, it is best to get as many as I can. |
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10/23/2023 Upload Date: 2/18/2024 12:33:51 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) PREX 105(GP9) |
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PREX 2026 |
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PREX 2026 was positioned on the other side of the yard with a few cars. I assumed that this came back from Napoleon the day before. Guess I should have been out yesterday! |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/15/2024 9:23:29 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
| Description: |
Wider shot of 2026. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/16/2024 8:00:17 AM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 and PREX 2026 |
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The units bathe in their own blue smoke as the conductor times out the cars before pulling. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/16/2024 8:13:19 AM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 and PREX 2026 |
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The other engineer on the crew hops onto the ATSF unit and pulls it onto the Lafarge Spur. PREX 2045 would then back into the cars and pull forward on the main. Meaning, there would be long hood forward units leading both trains their respective trains when they were done switching in Cecil... I feel like they did this to upset me on purpose, but probably not. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:19:14 PM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
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PREX 2026 takes the connection onto the Cincinnati Northern to head down to Lafarge. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:25:10 PM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
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The train parallels Main Street south out of Cecil southbound on the Cincinnati Northern. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:26:29 PM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
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Ater about an hours work at Lafarge, PREX 2026 brings a hefty cut of cars out of the plant, most of which would go back to NS at Woodburn. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:30:02 PM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
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This house is a favorite for photographers. The railroad quite literally runs right in front of these peoples home. Hardly any ballast lines the track on the other side either, making it pretty unique. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:32:03 PM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
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PREX 2026 swings around the connection off the Cincinnati Northern and back onto the Wabash. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:33:26 PM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 and PREX 2045 |
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The two units meet again. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:34:57 PM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
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I decided to follow PREX 2026 back to Defiance. I grabbed my first shot at the Krouse Road overpass once again. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:38:03 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
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The train passes the big green "Defiance Ohio" chair along the trail west of town. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:40:17 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
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If I have learned anything about ND&W crews, they are not railfan friendly. At all. The last time i shot this signal from the other side I was yelled at, so I decided to give it a try from the other side. Unfortunately, I did not know that "no clearance" sign was in the way and with the conductor behind me on the other side of the tracks, I decided not to test my luck, and came away with what I could. After this, with no sign of a Napoleon train running today, I decided to hightail west to see if I could find the 2045 again. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:44:24 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
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PREX 2026 sits on the side track, stacks capped. It appears its days of running have come to an end. |
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2/14/2025 Upload Date: 3/9/2025 12:03:50 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2026(GP20u) |
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PREX 2026 |
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PREX 2026 sits a little further down from the other power. |
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7/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/31/2023 8:12:13 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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| Title: |
PREX 2045 |
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ND&W also happened to be working in Woodburn with some NS interchange. Im not the biggest fan of the Elkhart and Western GP20u, but the yellow stripes on the nose accented the trees around it nicely. |
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10/23/2023 Upload Date: 2/18/2024 12:19:01 PM |
| Location: |
Woodburn, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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I was scrolling through Facebook the evening before and noticed that a Patriot Rail GP38-2 with ND&W markings was westbound on a freight bound for Garrett on CSX. Seeing that, I knew that the old GP20u models on the ND&W were finally being replaced, so I decided it was high-time I go back to the shortline and get another day trip out of the GP20s before they slowly begin to be phased out. I woke up early and made the trek to their home base in Defiance. To my dismay, the 2045 and the 3001 were fired up, and not the 2026, which still is in its old ATSF "bluebonnet" scheme. But, nonetheless, I came up for GP20us, no matter the paint. The ones on the ND&W are known for smoking quite badly, as you can see with the 2045 pictured here. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/15/2024 9:16:30 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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| Title: |
PREX 2045 |
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PREX 2045 crosses 3rd Street. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/16/2024 8:03:46 AM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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PREX 2045 hooks up to PREX 2026. Well. This was certainly less than desirable. But, Ill take what I can get. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/16/2024 8:08:03 AM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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| Title: |
PREX 2045 |
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The two units disconnect from the inbound cars from Napoleon and pull forward to work Johns Manville. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/16/2024 8:10:18 AM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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The two units back into the Manville spur with Saint Johns Catholic Church serving as the backdrop. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/16/2024 8:12:17 AM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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| Title: |
PREX 2045 |
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After air-testing down at the diamond, the ND&W keys up RM and gets a light over the diamond to head west to Cecil. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 8:12:27 AM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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| Title: |
PREX 2045 |
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One shot that I had always wanted to get of a ND&W train was up on the Krouse Road overpass. I was finally able to successfully get that shot today. The two "nose-in" units continue west with their cut of cars for Cecil and Woodburn. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 8:15:52 AM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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I caught back up with the train at C-232 east of Cecil. The engineer fired up the trail unit here. That definitely raised some eyebrows on what unit they were going to use to go work Lafarge. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 8:31:20 AM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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| Title: |
PREX 2045 |
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Crossing Road 115 east of Cecil. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 11:58:08 AM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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| Title: |
PREX 2045 |
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The train crosses US 127 east of Cecil. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 11:59:57 AM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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Back in town, PREX 2045 sits still as it waits for 2026 to return with a cut of cars that it would take toward Woodburn. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:27:23 PM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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| Title: |
PREX 2045 |
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After parting cars that were bound for NS or CSX, PREX 2045 takes a majority of them and continues west toward Woodburn through downtown Cecil (or what there is of it). PREX 2026 would take 3 of the cars and head back to Defiance. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:36:39 PM |
| Location: |
Cecil, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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Shockingly, I made it into Antwerp as the train was pulling through town. (I had heard over the scanner that they were thinking about stopping and getting lunch at the store in town, but I wasnt sure if they would do that). Grabbed my first shot right beside the giant Mercer-Landmark complex. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:47:13 PM |
| Location: |
Antwerp, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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PREX 2045 struggles with its long train, creating a long, tall plume of smoke. I grabbed this telephoto by the depot. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:48:28 PM |
| Location: |
Antwerp, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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Wider shot with the former Wabash Depot to the left. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:50:24 PM |
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Antwerp, OH |
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Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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The crew crosses the wooden bridge across Snyder Road west of Antwerp. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:51:56 PM |
| Location: |
Antwerp, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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PREX 2045 is framed with the "Welcome to Ohio" sign on US 24. The train would cross the state line about 1000 feet further to the west. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:55:57 PM |
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Antwerp, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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Track conditions here are still a bit rough, so the trains run pretty slowly. That gave me enough time to run into Woodburn and grab some "lupper" at McDonalds, and still get east of town to grab a few more shots. First up, parallelling Tile Mill Road east of town. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 12:59:07 PM |
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Woodburn, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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The train crosses the wooden bridge over the Miller Ditch a half mile east of Woodburn. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 1:01:06 PM |
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Woodburn, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045 |
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The train pulls into Woodburn and begins to make their cuts before tying up for the day. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 4:27:17 PM |
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Woodburn, IN |
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Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 2045 |
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PREX 2045 coughs up a lung as it pulls up and shoves its trains onto the siding. After this, the train tied down and I headed for NS rails for a bit. While I would have preferred a short hood forward chase, I will take what I got. It was a really good day of chasing on the ND&W, and probably will be the last time I chase the GP20us before they begin to be phased out. |
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3/7/2024 Upload Date: 3/17/2024 4:29:16 PM |
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Woodburn, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 2045(GP20u) |
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PREX 3054 |
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CSX started to get kind of quiet so my ad went over to the yard at Defiance. PREX 3054 sits in the Napolean Defiance and Western yard at Defiance |
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7/13/2013 Upload Date: 5/22/2015 8:15:05 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 3054(GP20u) |
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PREX 3054 |
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PREX 3054 sits at Woodburn by the grain elevator as we start to head up toward Sandusky Ohio. |
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3/23/2014 Upload Date: 3/20/2015 2:57:18 PM |
| Location: |
Woodburn, IN |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 3054(GP20u) |
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| Title: |
PREX 3054 |
| Description: |
A roster shot of PREX 3054 |
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4/28/2018 Upload Date: 4/28/2018 10:11:44 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 3054(GP20u) |
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| Title: |
PREX 3054, PREX 1603, and PREX 1601 |
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I tried to attempt a shot with getting all three units in the yard in one shot, not the best, but I like it! |
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4/28/2018 Upload Date: 4/28/2018 10:13:46 PM |
| Location: |
Defiance, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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PREX 3054(GP20u) PREX 1603(GP16) PREX 1601(GP16) |
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PREX 3054 |
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The day wasnt completely over, however. While driving back toward home on US 24 I noticed box cars on the ND&W at Jewell. I went into town and sure enough there was an engine attached with those cars. Ive never seen the ND&W outlaw here before, but maybe the Patriot takeover of Pioneer has changed some things on the ND&W. Regardless, I grabbed a few shots of the PREX 3054 and hit the road once more. I got home around 8 PM and was ready for another full day of trains the following day! An enjoyable first full day of vacation! |
| Photo Date: |
10/14/2024 Upload Date: 11/14/2024 6:27:07 PM |
| Location: |
Jewell, OH |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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| Locomotives: |
PREX 3054(GP20u) |
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