Part II of railfanning on New Years Eve, 2020...I make a tradition of visiting the Fort Wayne Line around the start of the New Year; NS always seems to do at least a few wacky things. Aside from running an extra 39G (previous video), NS ran an intermodal with a DPU for only the third or fourth time this year. Stayed tuned for the third and final part of this series, with some classic EMD action!
Train 1: NS 20T (0:15)
ES44DC 7686, C44-9W 9504, DPU: ES44AC 8103 (Norfolk & Western heritage)
Train 2: NS 12G (3:52)
ES44DC 7628, C44-9W 9889, ES44AC 8029, DPU: ES44AC 8164
Train 3: NS 24Z (6:17)
SD70ACe 1203, SD70ACe 1217
Train 4: NS 21G (7:47)
ES44DC 7668, C44-9W 9468
For a birthday trip in 2013, my family rode on one of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's "Steam in the Valley" excursions. Power was provided by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's Nickel Plate 765 Berkshire, then coming off its second season with Norfolk Southern's 21st Century Steam program. I shot photos, while my younger brother (then in elementary school) and my father shot video on our digital tape camera.
It's...not the best footage, but not bad considering that no one was a seasoned railroad videographer, and given that its primary intent was family video, not a railfan clip.
Arrival in Brecksville (0:14)
First photo run-by (0:55)
Resetting (1:44)
Second photo run-by (3:05)
