The Devil and the Jersey Girl

     While any chance to get a heritage unit leading on a sunny day is normally priority one, I have to admit, this day it wasn't. Having been in Erie the day before for a picnic with the kids at Waldameer Park, and missing a K011 with BNSF power meant I had oil trains on the brain. The decision to return on Sunday was made easier since the CofG unit on 22W was already in Conway and it was cloudy down there. So knowing 287 would have the CNJ leading made Erie a no brainer. It seems like the last few times I've been on the lakeshore, CSX is fast asleep. Arriving at the Franklin Ave bridge a little after 9am seemed totally useless, since the first train didn't arrive till after 11am. Another fan I ran into said it had been trainless since their 830am arrival. Finally, the slumber was broken at 1104am with Q158-11 lead by CSX 666 "The Devil" and 621. 

CSX put 2 more intermodals by before more silence returned. NS 287-11 showed up at 1222pm with the CNJ 1071 leading 9289 and 103 empty auto racks for Avon Lake to be dropped at Fairlane. 

Oh well, no oil trains and time to head home since high noon sun had arrived.