ABOVE: The IERR arrives at Fernald, Ohio, where the crew will wait for the consignee to unhook tank car connections before switching the chemical plant.
RICHMOND
Campbell
Eaton Boston
southern Indiana. The 204 has since been repainted in Respondek’s pre- ferred Illinois Terminal inspired scheme. Aside from coal and chemicals, sever- al agricultural customers also receive cars on a regular basis. Of note, the grain facility in Boston, Ind., has its own former Santa Fe Geep for spotting cars on its siding.
Following the Line My first chance to finally follow these
classic SD’s occurred in August 2011 as I prepared for the annual Summerail weekend in Cincinnati. With very little arm twisting I was able to talk fellow railfan and Cincinnati resident Dan Hadley into chasing the IERR north- bound to Richmond.
After switching their train at Cot-
tage Grove, the IERR crew departed north with a brief stop at a fertilizer customer at Kitchel, Ind. Although no grain needed to be spotted at Boston this day, a block of coal was set off be- fore continuing north. Without a doubt the highlight of the north bound trip is
Witts Kitchel
Camden
INDIANA Richmond
OHIO Fernald CINCINNATI
Liberty
Cottage Grove College Corner
Bath Raymond Peoria Peoria
Indiana Eastern
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Illustration by Otto M. Vondrak. Not all stations shown. Not an official map. ©2013 Carstens Publications, Inc.
31 10 15 Glendale Shandon FERNALD Willeys Ivorydale Miami Bridgetown
New River Jct. McGonigal Hamilton
O H I O I N D I A N A IERR (C&O, CSXT)
NS (PRR)
C&O
CSXT/AMTK (B&O/ERIE)
CSXT/NS/AMTK (B&O/ERIE)
NS (PRR)
CSXT (B&O/ERIE)
CSXT/NS (PRR)
NORTH
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