The 'new' salad shooter
Fans of CSX's former B&O main line across Ohio are no doubt familiar with the old salad shooter trains Q090 and Q091. These trains, consisting of refrigerated reefer cars filled with perishable produce and other foods, originated in the west on the Union Pacific and travelled across the country to Schenectady, NY where they would be unloaded and dispersed across the Eastern Seaboard.
In 2018, Q090 and Q091 became victims of CSX's implementation of 'Precision Scheduled Railroading' and no longer run as unit trains. Rather, their traffic is now disperse amongst other road freights. On a rather cold spring morning, eastbound CSX train Q192 blasts through Deshler, OH with a cut of reefer cars ahead of some stacks. The train will terminate at the yard in North Baltimore upon its arrival.
The 'new' salad shooter
Fans of CSX's former B&O main line across Ohio are no doubt familiar with the old salad shooter trains Q090 and Q091. These trains, consisting of refrigerated reefer cars filled with perishable produce and other foods, originated in the west on the Union Pacific and travelled across the country to Schenectady, NY where they would be unloaded and dispersed across the Eastern Seaboard.
In 2018, Q090 and Q091 became victims of CSX's implementation of 'Precision Scheduled Railroading' and no longer run as unit trains. Rather, their traffic is now disperse amongst other road freights. On a rather cold spring morning, eastbound CSX train Q192 blasts through Deshler, OH with a cut of reefer cars ahead of some stacks. The train will terminate at the yard in North Baltimore upon its arrival.