NS 1066 cruises down the CF&E for a few miles before going into the siding at Hobart, to wait for two Eastbounds.
An ex-Southern Pacific SD45T-2 and Florida East Coast GP38-2 lead the Chicago, Fort Wayne, and Eastern Manifest from Blue Island Yard to Fort Wayne on a gorgeous sunny October morning.
We were given quite the treat this morning. Norfolk Southern's attractive, A-B-B-A set of covered wagons are headed east through Wheeler, Indiana, down the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern's (CF&E) F... (more)
Chicago, Ft. Wayne and Eastern operates on this trackage today
CF&E's eastbound road freight, normally a nocturnal train, makes a really nice daylight appearance, as it bounces down the stick rail, just east of Hobart.
A great set of power leads CHFW eastward on the old PRR Chicago-New York line.
After waiting for two CN trains at Spriggsboro, FWCH is underway as they rocket on down the old Pennslyvania Chicago Line.