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8/5/14. EB LIFW stopped out by the Van Wert Terminal. Power was most likely CFE 3880/3882 at least were red/gray units. Train consisted of 55 cars. Had 18 Cargill salt hoppers upfront: CGCX and CLSX; 4 loaded bulkhead steel flats; around 32 gons and a lone covered hopper bringing up the rear. There ...

8/3/14. LIVW in to Van Wert at 12:15PM. CF&E 3880/3882 with 10 cars: 8 grain hoppers for Scott Equity and 2 cars for CSP. Also, around 10 grain hoppers at the Scott Equity.

PW

Thanks midland! I guess he won't have to worry about getting a picture of that piece of crap. He'll love that. Should've shot it when he had the chance. LOL.

PW

The 2014 Van Wert Railroad Heritage Weekend Model Railroad Show & Swap is this weekend July 12, 10AM- 4PM and July 13, 11Am- 3PM. It will be at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds, 1055 S. Washington St. in Van Wert on the southside of town. It will be in the Commercial Building the largest on the fairg...

Is the IORY 4030 still on the I&O property? Is it running or b/o? Saw pictures on rrpicturearchives, but they were from 2005-2007 or so. One of my railfanning buds has pictures of 4032/4034/4036 and wondered if was still around. He remembers it being in Van Wert years back, but didn't get any pictur...

6/24/14. LIVW leaving Van Wert for Lima with CORP 4024/CFE 3882 with 29 cars pulling off the old Cincinnati Northern. 8) Was pretty cool seeing it have that many cars as it left town. Covered hoppers: FMLX, AEX, HMBX, TILX, TGSX, RFMX among others; tank cars was it CRCX? all of them were same report...

6/24/14. LIVW in town and heading to Convoy with 1 grain hopper in tow at 12:50PM. LIVW left rest of train in Van Wert down by the Scott Equity including 6 covered hoppers and 8 tank cars. There are currently 16 grain hoppers at the Scott Equity and the LIVW has pulled the 8 grain hoppers from north...

We got to the park last Thursday and had a very good time. Views are so much more open now. We think they have a done a wonderful job so far. I think we saw 43 trains while we were there. Love being able to go over by the old B&O now. We even like the look view right down to the diamond to the west....

6/16/14. EB loaded welded rail train through Van Wert at 9:05PM with CFE 3882 leading solo. Flairs were burning on each side of the CF&E main at the diamond in town on the old Cincinnati Northern as the train started rolling again through town. Van Wert Terminal had 10-12 soda ash covered hoppers an...

5/21/14. LIVW is in Van Wert at 12:45PM Has 3024/3023 both CF&E G&W orange units and 8 covered hoppers. There are 13 covered hoppers at the Van Wert Terminal transload and 1 tank car. Was around 7-8 grain hoppers at the Scott Equity this morning. It was just a matter of time til CF&E used the supers...

3/6/14. Out and about and by chance saw the LIFW returning from Fort Wayne at 4:15PM. Leading were CSX 100/456 lugging 70 cars. Consist was 31 Bunge related traffic covered hoppers upfront: BNGX, CSYX, and AEX; 22 gons in 2 separate sections: CSX, B&O, MWCX among others; 13 box cars: FBOX, MSDR, GMR...

3/6/14. WB LIFW through Van Wert at 11:45AM. Leading long hood forward were CSX 456/100 [both AC44CW] hauling 53 cars. Train consisted of 26 covered hoppers: FMLX AEX, ALDX, APLX, GACX, TILX, BNSF among others; 11 gons- 7 of them high-sided: MEAX, NHRX? among others; 7 tank cars: TILX, UTLX, GATX am...

1/10/14. WB FWLI through Van Wert at 10:17PM. In charge were TPW 4056/IORY 4036 with 29 cars. Consisted of 20 box cars including 17 upfront: TTX, YKR, GMRC, CRLE, SNC among others; 6 covered hoppers including CP Rail; 2 MTY bulkhead flats and 1 tank car. There was also a LIVW working in town today f...

12/18/13. EB LIFW around 7:20PM through Van Wert. Running solo was I believe CSX 8711 with 37 cars. Train had 32 covered hoppers upfront: AEX, CSYX, BNGX among others; 1 high-sided gon and 4 loads of steel. Last time I was out by the Van Wert terminal there were 9-10 covered hoppers for trans load a...

Sent you a PM 60 tonner.

PW

11/25/13. EB FWLI through Van Wert at 7:05PM.Leading were CFE 3880/HLCX 6752 hauling 45 cars. Consisted of 4 CSX ballast hoppers upfront; 24 gons: heavy on CSX among others; 16 loaded steel flats: LRS, BCTX?, SSW, TTX and 1 box car. 11/26/13. EB FWLI through Van Wert at 6:25PM. In charge were CFE 33...

11/11/13. EB FWLI at 5:30PM through Van Wert. Leading and running solo LHF was CFE 3024 with 21 cars. 15 covered hoppers: CGLX, AEX, FMLX ALPX? among others and 6 tank cars: TILX, SHPX and a few others. Still waiting for the new diamond to be put in VW. Work on the supersite trackage continues as th...

alittlevanwerty, Trupointe hasn't loaded anything for some years. I believe under a former company name they quit using rail and have never went back. At least the track is still in place, so let's hope someday rates or whatever become attractive again.

PW

Another great set of vid and pics alittlevanwerty! Love those black and white shots! Really, thanks for taking the time and money to do your vids/pics. Isn't anything about railroading/model railroading a great hobby!

PW

10/17/13. WB grain train after 12 noon through Van Wert. CSX 7721/7759 were leading the charge. Also, sounded like there was an EB this afternoon.

PW