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I would doubt that this SG Preston project would be at the supersite. I don't think it fits the parameters for the supersite. I haven't heard where the site is they chose. That was supposed to be part of the earlier announcement that thy were looking for ground.

PW

It is D&D Ingredients or close to that. Always has lots of grain hoppers and once in awhile maybe a box car. In the course of a year they receive a ton of grain cars. It is served by the CF&E from a connection in Delphos at the Bunge plant. D&D has a grown greatly from decades ago.

PW

All are local sponsors in the Van Wert area. From individuals to many businesses, which allow us to bring in the layouts. It isn't easy for the model railroad modular groups to come for our 2 day show. This is where our sponsors come to action. Many thanks to each and every one them. Also, the Van W...

This July 11/12, 2015 is the 12th annual Van Wert Model Railroad Show and Swap. We have over 120 vendor tables and are sold out. We will also have the very popular layouts and timesaver switching layouts. New this year is a FreeMo HO scale layout of at least 127' of modules. Other layouts are the Pe...

Have mostly been daylight curfews through Van Wert for the oil trains. On occasion the CF&E has run the LIFW and occasional grain trains with CSX power on grainers during the day. Also, if they're not working MOW between Van Wert/Lima you may see/hear the CF&E LIVW. With the tie train dropping ties ...

3/27/15. EB CF&E LIFW through Van Wert at 8:15AM. In charge were CFE 3024/3882 with 49 cars. Had 10 grain cars, 6 tank cars, 6 plastics hoppers, 8 gons and 19 box cars.

Per reports RJ Corman and NS were way east of Lima going along the line yesterday.

PW

NS 64V rolled through the repaired section out by the Van Wert Terminal around 6:35PM. Obviously rolled slowly through it. It's probably close to Crestline now. Around 10PM 66Z rolled through Van Wert EB naturally also on the CF&E. Plus, it sounds like another train is behind it EB also. NS is rolli...

Just heard from another forum that our Van Wert County EMA director stopped by the railroad CF&E and asked about the railhead problem. If it's true there was a 5' section of the railhead missing/gone. We averted a disaster if it's true. I can say with my own eyes that the railroad has been hirailing...

3/10/15 EB NS ethanol train 64V through Van Wert around 12:35PM Had NS 6772/1027 Southern buffer 88845 then 96 ethanol tank cars and BNSF buffer 808345. Train had to stop by Slack Rd. because of a broken railhead. Not good. This old rail is taking a pounding. Wonder what NS magic number is to fix up...

3/9/15. Another EB oil train on the CF&E through Van Wert just after 7PM. Leading were 2 CP and 1 NS GE's with a loaded 66W oil train. Then right before 10:45PM another CP oil train was through VW with CP 9581/9502 with a buffer car and 80 oil cans. Gotta enjoy all the foreign power we get to see ri...

3/8/15. EB NS train M0R through Van Wert at 11:35PM on the CF&E. Leading were BNSF 5934/7021/8581 with 116 cars. Train consisted of 62 box cars mostly the 62' beer cars: BNSF, ATSF and BN among others plus other box cars among them, 5 tank cars, 19 plastics type covered hoppers, 2 SRCX carbon blacks...

Redside, yes it is the same train symbol 16E. Lately, most of the NS trains on the CF&E have been oil/ethanol trains. Maybe NS did change its routing. Have to let you know if it starts running the CF&E again.

PW

3/6/15. EB NS ethanol train 64T through Van wert at 10:50PM Leading were NS exUP SD9043MAC 7280/NS 2521 with a buffer car then 60 ethanol tank cars and aa ADM covered hopper at the end. Looked like an ADM ethanol train. Been numerous bulk oil and ethanol trains through Van Wert the past several days...

2/22/15. Another EB oil train through Van Wert at 2:34PM. Leading were NS 8848/1145 almost brand new SD70ACE with CP buffer car 384622 and 100 oil cans: mostly DPRX, also SHPX, GATX and UTLX.

PW

2/22/15. EB BNSF oil train through Van Wert around 11:24AM on the CF&E train NS 66Z. In charge were BNSF 4480/8079/4353 with BNSF buffer car 808097 then 108 PPRX oil cans and BNSF buffer 808068 bringing up the rear. Have been numerous CN/CP/BNSF oil trains through VW lately with 66X being the most r...

Ken, the 8025 Monongahela? unit was through Van Wert/Lima this morning with a CP unit leading it with a oil train. There is a video of it posted on FB on the Lima and Toledo Sub. The 8114 the Norfolk Southern heritage unit has been through before. It was around CP Colsan last night per FB. Haven't h...

Yet another NS 16E or counterpart through Van Wert on the CF&E at 10:37PM. Leading were NS 7508/6672 with 72 cars. Train consisted of 37 2-bay covered hoppers, 2 reefers BNSF and old school ARMN, 7 grain hoppers [6 CMO/UP], 13 box cars, 2 pressurized coverd hoppers, 9 tank cars [5 SDPX], 1 4-bay cov...

Another NS 16E through Van Wert on the CF&E around 8:40AM. Had NS 6748/8380/3265 leading with 96 cars. Had 2 flats with 4 new farm tractors [ Case and New Holland], 33 2-bay covered hoppers, 7 box cars, 1 gon, 22 tank cars, 4 pressurized covered hoppers, 1 loaded centerbeam flat, 26 grain hoppers in...

2/5/15. WB LIVW rolls into Van Wert on the CF&E at 12:30PM. Leading were CFE 3024/3882 with 5 cars. 2 FMLX covered hoppers and 3 propane tank cars: GATX, UTLX and PROX-Procor. Per FB the EB 16E has mechanical issues and is clogging Lima now.

PW

2/5/15. EB NS 16E through Van Wert at 9:45AM. In charge were NS 9010/8837/8469 pulling 111 cars. Train consisted of 5 loaded centerbeams, 14 box cars, 5 reefers 4 of them BNSF, 27 2-bay covered hoppers, 18 tank cars, 30 3-bay covered hoppers, 3 pressurized covered hoppers, 6 gons, 1 Southern Buffer ...