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A Great Day of Railfanning in Deshler, Ohio, At the Crossroads of the B&O!

Hello everyone! On this day of railfanning, I headed to Deshler, Ohio, for the first time in about three years, and had probably my best day of railfanning in the year 2018 thanks to all the spectacular catches! Deshler is known among railfans as "The Crossroads of the B&O" as it was the junction between two major Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Mainlines: The Willard/Garrett Subdivision (the original B&O mainline between Baltimore and Chicago) and the Toledo Subdivision (the B&O line between Toledo and Cincinnati). Deshler is another great railfanning spot in State of Ohio, and arguably one of the most famous hotspots in the United States. Once a major junction for the B&O Railroad, Deshler continues to be a busy place for CSX on all three subdivisions, seeing upwards of 50 to 55 trains per day. As I mentioned, as indicated by the title, today was my best day of railfanning so far this year; a day full of great catches and many surprises. In the morning, everything seemed in order, with the exception of a coal train going unusually slow due to a reported problem with the west switch at the Garrett Subdivision connection to the Willard Subdivision. The previous train reported the switch feeling unusually rough going over it, but there were no breaks in the track or any significant damage. The coal train went over it and had no problems, though it did go rather slow. Another interesting catch in the morning was the SD50-2 leading Q507 from Walbridge Yard down to Cincinnati, and a pair of Union Pacific SD60M "Triclops" units, one still in Union Pacific paint on Q091 heading from Willard to Chicago. The afternoon was when the great catches started arriving. Around Noon, I got word of a Kansas City Southern SD70ACe duo heading east from Garrett, Indiana, on train Q353 heading to Cincinnati. Soon enough, the train arrived, and the train units looked spectacular. This marked the first time I saw a KCS unit in over a year, and my first time catching an all-Kansas City Southern unit pair (engine numbers: 4000 and 4025). The best catch of the day, by far, came on the BNSF intermodal train from North Baltimore to Chicago. For the first time in my YouTube career, I finally caught a ATSF (Santa Fe) Warbonnet!! As some of you may know, the Santa Fe Warbonnet is one of my favorite paint schemes and today was finally the day to see one of these great units. As I mention in the video, only about 20 of these units (including the Dash 9-44CW) are still in existence, and fortunately many of these units have been brought out of storage due to power shortage on BNSF. I cannot say how long they will be around, but it's always a great day to see one of these great units. And to add bonus, I also saw a BNSF H1 unit trailing the warbonnet, one of the best duos I have caught in my railfanning experience, and maybe the best engine pair of the year as well (aside from the KCS duo mentioned above). Those two catches were beyond spectacular, and aside from that, it was an all-around fun day of railfanning. Other catches included an abundance of foreign power (including mainly the likes of BNSF and Union Pacific on the oil trains, the typical BNSF and CP intermodal trains over the Garrett/Willard Subdivisions, and some unexpected CSX EMD power. That being said, the traffic on the CSX Toledo Subdivision seemed slow, at least the northbound traffic was. After Q142, the morning intermodal train for CSX, there wasn't another northbound for CSX on the Toledo Sub until Q350 nearly 6 hours later (not sure if this is typical, but I did find this rather surprising). To be fair, there were a handful of southbound trains as well (Q507, Q351, Q353, Q561, and a pair of oil tanker trains), so it's almost no surprise that CSX is considering double-tracking the Toledo Sub between Hamilton, Ohio, and Franklin, Ohio, and maybe even up to Dayton. We'll have to wait and see what happens though. Overall, this was one of my best days of railfanning in my life, and I hope you enjoy this video! Thanks for watching! -N&W475