Southbound ethanol loads split the signals at Englewood

Emerging from Randoph Tunnel, D721 passes some codeline on the Magnolia Cutoff with an ex-Clinchfield unit on the head end.

After briefly crossing in and out of Maryland, the D721 local returns west with an ex-Clinchfield SD40 rebuild leader.

One of 11 former Clinchfield SD40’s on the CSX roster leads a Northbound ethanol from Jacksonville, FL to Blue Island, IL through Ottawa, Ohio on the Toledo Sub.

CSX O722, a recrew of Q453, heads south to Miami on the final stretch of the Auburndale sub.

CSX O722 passes through the West Palm Beach Tri Rail/Amtrak station while the conductor gives a friendly wave.

The chase is on! After the departure of O722-10, some friends and I decided to chase it southbound. Our first stop would be the Turnpike overpass just beyond the north end of Dyer siding.

After setbacks in the central Florida area, CSX Q453 arrived into the Delta siding on the CSX Auburndale Subdivision around 5:30 AM and tied down. A new crew came aboard around 6:45-7 AM and recei... (more)

O722-10 Cleared Coral.

CSXT 8357 leads CSX K628-25 past the old B&O signal bridge on the south side of Deshler, Ohio.

CSXT 8357 leads K628 north past the B&O position lights in Ottawa, Ohio.

One of 11 former Clinchfield SD40’s on the CSX roster leads a Northbound ethanol from Jacksonville, FL to Blue Island, IL through Deshler, Ohio on the Toledo Sub.

SD40-2 8357 leads V305, a empty grain train that runs from Rocky Mount, NC to Hopkinsville, KY, through Bridgeport, AL.

A sucker hole of sunshine opens up just in time for CSX ethanol train K447 rolling south through the backyards of Rockholds,KY.