This image looks like it could be from the 1940s but it was made in the Erie Lackawanna yard in Kent in the late 1960s or early 1970s. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy had the slogan “Everywhere West,” but its cars ventured to all parts of the country. It’s doubtful that this car is still in revenue service.
I went to the Fostoria trainfest on Saturday and finally got a switcher that I knew of but had not found. It is a former Illinois Central EMD switcher painted in a Burlington Route inspired paint scheme.
It works the Sunny Farms Landfill a couple miles south of town. I also discovered that the landfill is expanding with new trackage being built just south of the facility.
The new trackage has yet to be connected to the rest of the facility. A grade crossing and culvert need to be built.
Many, if not all, of the garbage trains through Cleveland on CSX are destined for this facility. These are a few of the photos I took.
The current end of track. The one on the left will be extended.
The unloading facility.
The site is expanding.
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