PASSING TRAINS PT 23: CSX OIL TRAIN

A re-routed CSX oil train is headed westbound through Hillsdale due to a grade crossing accident on CSX' ex-B&O main...

Not only do local railfans get to see CSX power, but today's train is even more special -it's led by all three of CSX's "Pride In Service" units, returning from their appearance at the SMS Railroad's "Rails & Wheels" show event in Bridgeport, NJ!

The lead unit, 3194, is the "Law Enforcement" unit.

The second unit, 911, is the "EMS/First Responders" unit.

The third unit, 1776, is the "Armed Forces" unit.

The buffer car on the head end is RFMX 464302, an ex-Penn Central hopper car now owned by a private shipper, Robert F Miller.

Like the regular AP&W oil trains, a long string of tank cars follows.

Another look at the foreign power as it rolls through town.

An AP&W hopper brings up the rear! Just like BNSF's buffer cars will sometimes stay with the trains after they leave home rails, the AP&W's buffer cars sometimes end up on other East Coast oil trains as well. The train is headed back to Chicago, where it will be handed over to the BNSF for forwarding to Iowa for re-loading. Meanwhile, the AP&W hopper will be placed on another eastbound oil train -probably OM518.