Extension: (Satellite)
Auto Mixing and Intermodal: (Satellite)
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| Jim Pearson Photography August 8, 2014 – The CSX crossover at the Norfolk Southern’s track sits briefly idle as things were quiet in this early morning shot looking east toward Blair Yard in Fostoria, Ohio. |
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| Street View |
Normally when I have to access multiple quadrangles to cover an area of interest, I choose the same years. But in this case the left (yellow background) quadrangle is 1960 and the right (green background) is 1972. I did that to show the "extension" was already built by 1960 and the Mixing and Intermodal Yards had not yet been built in 1972. Since a 1990 topo also did not have the new facilities, I fired up Google Earth. It shows that it was built between May 1995 and Sep 2004.
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| 1960 Fostoria and 1972 Bascom Quadrangles @ 1:24,000 |
Craig caught the original part near town.
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| Craig Hensley Photography posted A good sized intermodal train waiting in Norfolk Southern's Blair Yard in Fostoria, Ohio. You can see the colorful containers stretching out for miles into the countryside. Purchase this print here: https://craighensleyphotography.smugmug.com/.../i-HLJ.../buy Craig Hensley Photography shared |
The intermodal part is obvious from a satellite image. A Trainorders article mentioned an automobile mixing center about one mile east. Looking closer at a satellite image, I could see that the northern tracks in the new yard contained only autorack cars.
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| Craig Hensley Photography posted An intermodal and a smaller local are both rollin west out of the yard. I love these high and wide views because it really lets you look at all the details. Blair yard sits on the east side of the Fostoria "iron triangle" and is a decent size. |
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| Street View |
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