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“Alaska” on the long hood painted out as well. No. 2806 has since received a black coat of paint with red trim.


Current Operations


LEFT, ABOVE: Patched paint was the rule for CCET units through 2015. Units will be painted black body with red nose and cab side.


BELOW: CCET No. 2807 and a short train of tank cars coming out of storage wheels west- bound on the Peavine, passing a barn on a small family farm in South Milford on Septem- ber 28, 2015.


BOTTOM: Freshly painted, but with lettering not fully completed yet, CCET No. 2806 rests at the Ancor Terminal on August 25, 2015.


Railfanning the CCET is fairly straightforward. Local roads and highways follow much of the route, and maximum authorized speed on the railroad is 25 m.p.h. The primary east- west highway across southern Ohio, State Route 32, runs roughly parallel to the line, always within a mile or two, from Batavia, past Williamsburg and all the way to Seaman. There are several scenic photo locations, and even with shorter trains, the CCET’s GP49s still sound impressive climbing up Batavia Hill with loaded boxcars for Huhtamaki. Typical operations vary day to day


based on customer needs but normally include a run to the NS interchange at Clare Yard on Monday morning to pick up inbounds. Service to Huhtamaki in Batavia is normally Tuesday and Thursday, with Winchester Ag being a


Monday-Wednesday-Friday trip.


Winchester Ag operates year-round. Commodities loaded include wheat, corn, and soybeans. The elevator got its SW9 back when rail service resumed. Trackage beyond Winchester to Seaman is used for car storage. The dispatching system is a modern, computerized version of DTC blocks. There are three blocks: ELMR (Clare- Batavia), PARK (Batavia-Sardinia), and SUMMIT (Sardinia-Seaman/end of CCET operational authority at milepost 62.20). There is no live dispatcher. Crews get their blocks by computer before departure, and can add or release blocks by computer or smartphone as needed. The crew member holding the track authority can also grant permission to maintenance crews to occupy necessary track. Crews do use the radio for switching on channel 160.440 (the old Peavine channel).


A Bright Future The CCET looks to have a bright future


ahead. The local management team has worked very hard, and continues to work hard, to win new business. While many had given the Peavine up for dead, the owners and employees of the Cincinnati East Terminal Railway are dedicated to breathing new life into the old Norfolk & Western.


David Rohdenburg, 32, lives in Amelia, Ohio, with his wife Christina and three daughters. A life-long railfan, he has been actively pursuing railroad photography for the last 15 years. David is also a part-time passenger conductor for the Cincinnati Railway Company.


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