Conrail in Toledo 1997 is one of two VHS Tapes that was filmed by notable model railroader Doug Tagsold in the 1990s. In this two hour program we will see Big Blue action at Nasby Tower, Airline Yard, Swan Creek, Central Union Terminal, Maumee River Bridge, Vickers, & Stanley Yard. To help with the viewing of this video, here are the timecodes of each sequence:
NASBY
0:00 A Conrail SD60M leads a pair of C40-8Ws on an Eastbound TV Train at Westwood Avenue
2:16 An EB coal train pounds over the Toledo Terminal diamond at Nasby Tower with a C40-8W, C36-7 & LMSX Leader in charge
4:08 Nasby Tower profile & a pair of C40-8Ws on a EB freight
6:34 SD80MACs 4103 & 4126 put on a great show as they accelerate out of Airline Yard with a WB freight.
9:10 SD60I 5646 & C40-8W 6230 crank out of town with another WB freight
AIRLINE YARD
11:35 GE C30-7A 6557 & B36-7 5006 lead a train of WB train of all Conrail covered hoppers
SWAN CREEK
13:11 Conrail SD60I 5646, B40-8 5060 &SD60I 5648 switch a TV train at then-three year old intermodal facility at Airline Yard
18:22 SD60M 5555 & GP40-2 3315 rumble by on the mainline on an EB freight, preparing to stop for a crew change at the station
21:20 One of Detroit Edison's loaded Northbound coal trains screams around the stopped freight with C40-8W 6194 leading NS SD60 6611& SD70 6737
23:08 The camera pans over to see Conrail SD60I 5646, B40-8 5060 & SD60I 5648 again step out into the yard's throat on another switch move
25:58 We join the locomotives at AK Steel Corp as they shove back into Airline
27:07 A NB auto parts train lead SD40-2 6428 & C40-8W 6127 passes the as the TV Train is seen in the distance
29:31 A Southbound freight from Detroit lead by C40-8Ws 6166 & 6163 slowly bring their train across Swan Creek for a crew change at the station
32:03 A local lead by B36-7 5056 & B40-8 5073 try to sneak past the cameras with autoracks likely bound for Jeep's Parkway plant
33:37 Amtrak 49, the WB Lake Shore Limited passes by with two then-new P40DCs leading the long train with two private cars
35:18 The TV Train lead by SD60I 5646, B40-8 5060 & SD60I 5648 finally make a spirited departure out of Airline Yard
37:29 B36-7 5037 & SD60I 5629 run past the camera on a light power transfer run
38:39 Our TV Train once again stops as C39-8 6014 & C40-8W 6187 run past with an EB freight
42:07 The TV has left town as the Local lead by B36-7 5056 & B40-8 5073 returns
44:45 An EB freight is lead by SD50s 6769 & 6711
46:45 Another EB TV Train, this time lead by an SD50 & trio of Dash 8s cruise past the camera for a crew change at the station
48:06 SD60M 5632 is hot on the TV Train's heels with another Airline switch move
50:35 Conrail SD60 6737 puts on a dramatic show with an empty Detroit Edison coal train
54:45 Conrail SD60M 5632 with NS D9-40CW 8965 & B36-7 5034 leads the TV Train on another switch move.
CENTRAL UNION TERMINAL
56:26 Another Lake Shore Limited Departs Toledo with P42DCs 23 & 42 in charge
59:15 Conrail SD60M 5632 with NS D9-40CW 8965 & B36-7 5034 storm out of town with an EB TV Train
1:01:26 Conrail SD60 6737 screams past the camera once more with the Detroit Edison Coal Train
1:02:38 SP SD40T-2 & B30-7 trail behind a Conrail C40-8W at the former site of WS Tower
1:04:41 LMS C40-8W 707 leads SD50 6720 on an EB TV Train
MAUMEE RIVER BRIDGE
1:06:09 C40-8W 6236 & SD50 6745 power a freight bound for Stanley Yard.
1:08:05 B36-7 & GP40-2 lead a WB freight across the river
1:09:16 GP40-2 3313 & SD40-2 6515 cross the river with an EB freight
1:11:43 C30-7A 6536 & SD40-2 6444 cruise under the former NYC & PRR Bridges with a WB freight
1:14:46 C40-8W 6059 & SD60I 5594 race east with a TV Train
1:16:06 A UP SD40-2 leads a CNW C44-9W & SP SD40-T2 with a WB TV Train
1:17:43 GT GP38s lead a WB Auto Parts Train
1:20:20 CNW C44-9W Leads a UP SD40-2. CNW GP60, CR B36-7 & C40-8W on an EB freight
1:22:22 SD50 6778 & SP 7831 close out our time by the river with a EB Freight
VICKERS
1:24:30 C40-8W 6132 & SD60M work a EB freight over the Vickers Diamond
1:26:54 A pair of SD60Ms ease an empty WB Intermodal into town
1:28:44 SD60I 5590 take an empty coil train east
1:30:34 C40-8W 6051 &SP 45R-2 7442 head a short EB freight
1:31:50 SD60M 5507, C40-8Ws 6137 & 6100 lead a EB Intermodal
1:33:29 C40-8W 6244 & GP40-2 3293 lead a EB Freight
1:35:24 SD50 6750, SD40-2 6519 & GP15T 1699 power a EB Freight
1:38:02 Light Power Move
1:38:25 CR SD50 6762 & CSX BQ23-7 3001 cross Vickers on the Toledo Terminal with a southbound coil train
1:40:43 A SD60I &C40-8W pound a EB Freight over the diamond
1:43:32 BN SD40-2s 8117 & 7158 lead a WB Intermodal
1:45:33 A pair of SD50s & C40-8W meet a SD40-2/SD50 Combo
STANLEY YARD
1:48:50 SD40-2 6426 & SD60M 5505 move off the fuel pad
1:50:30 SD40-2R 6996 works Yard K
1:57:15 SD80MACs 4107 & 4121 close out Conrail in Toledo 1997 with a freight entering Stanley on the T&OC East main
Shot and edited by Doug Tagsold in 1997
Digitized by ToledoRails
Thank you for watching!
13 июл 2024
