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CFE “CHFW” throttles up after departing from IHB’s Blue Island Yard, for an eventual destination of Fort Wayne, IN.

CFE 08 (FWLI) with an ex-CSX Dash 8 up front tip-toes over the diamond at ESTRY in Van Wert. The PRR position light signals still stand guard over the CF&E's Fort Wayne Line, with the old Cincinnati Northern having PRR dwarfs.

CSX 7929 leads UP MALSS over Roberts Street Bridge in St. Paul. CSX 7929 is likely going into storage soon, and the bridge it is on is slated for replacement.

A trio of CN six axles lead an empty grain train over the Erie Canal on the Falls Road

One of the more unique Dash-8s left on CSX's roster, 7868's cab numbers are in an interesting font, note the small 8 on the conductor side number board. With some of the Dash-8s going back in storage in late 2023, this was a nice sight.

IC 2460 trails dead in tow on CN A408 at the end of its service life it sat at Centralia IL in storage now it awaits scrapping at LTEX in Lordstown OH

IC 2460 trails dead in tow on CN A408 at the end of its service life it sat at Centralia IL in storage now it awaits scrapping at LTEX in Lordstown OH

CSX I009 & NS 309 both head west out of Buffalo NY

One of the last IC blue devils hitches a ride on CN A40791 for one last time for a destination of Winnipeg Manitoba

One of the very few remaining IC blue devil units is seen here sitting in a Dash 8 deadline at the CN yard waiting for its fate

CSX 7823 was built in November of 1992 for CSX. Now over 30 years later, it's seen leading westbound M363 on the CSX Rochester Subdivision with a DC GEVO second out.

A YN2 Dash 8 leads I137 just outside of Garrett. Always neat to see tried and true power leading an intermodal, especially with one of the oldest Dash 8's on CSX's active roster.

CSX's bidirectional local L388 heads eastbound back to Terre Haute to be done for the day with a YN2 leader on point

CSX M561 approaches the Wayneport Road railroad crossing with CSX 7836 leading the way

CSX M560-16 heads eastbound through Wayneport NY on the CSX Rochester Subdivision at Wayneport Road crossing with a CSX GE C40-8W, which still wears the fame YN2 paint scheme.

This is a rare breed to find on the UP. Here at Metro East Industries we see a UP C40-8W sitting here and out of its time

An ex-LMS Dash 8 leads M565-31 through the Avilla interlocking, not to mention CSXT 7868 with its unique number font in the consist.

train M646 runs South after being stopped by X512 in Smith Siding which is just north of these photos. in the lead is an uncommon nowadays C40-8W all these engines were in storage just until recently due to how power short railroads are anymore. Photos taken in North Vincennes, Indiana photos taken on March 5th, 2023.

With only one blue devil locomotive standing, here's a throwback of when IC 2463 was still in active service on CN A408

CSX M317 makes its way through Kenova West Virginia with a classic lashup.