Wheeling & Lake Erie train 562 departs Akron Ohio on 7-27-23 to go down to Middlebranch on the Cleveland Sub. The customer there is Essrock which I believe deals in powered cement. The train ran south push-pull. We first caught them at Mogadore rd, then at the south end of Wingfoot Lake and along Middlebranch ave before they reached the industry. 200 cut away and the crew shoved the train in the clear into the spur. Then 110 and 200 were paired up. They pulled the empties, spotted the loads and headed back north. At the end I included a few shots of the roofs of the back buildings of the industry which appear to be left to rot. Just in case the modelers need a prototype with weeds growing on the roof!
( it appears Heidelberg Cement bought out Essrock in 2016 but the railroad will be stubborn about changing the name )
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5 окт 2024
