Chicago to Pittsburgh traffic on CSX in the 1990s and 2000s

·         Passenger

Amtrak trains 40 & 41, until cancellation in 2005

·         Intermodal

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1995:
Q.138: double stack between Chicago and Baltimore

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1997:
Q.136 between Chicago and Philadelphia
R.137
between Baltimore and Chicago
R.138
between Chicago and Baltimore

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1998/9:
Q.135: between Philadelphia and Chicago
Q.137: between Baltimore and Chicago
Q.138: between Chicago and Baltimore

The following trains were observed between Chicago and Greenwich in 2001-2010:
Q.091
Q.10911    exTV-99    between North Bergen, NJ and Willow Springs, IL
Q.11011    ex-TV100  between Willow Springs, IL and North Bergen, NJ
Q.11211    ex-TV-24   between Chicago and Dockside, NJ
Q.11711    ex-TV-7     between Boston-Beacon Park and Chicago 63rd Street
Q.11911    ex-TV-9     between Boston-Beacon Park and Chicago 63rd Street
Q.133    ex-TV-133    between Penn Mary Jct., MD and Chicago 59th Street
Q.135                        between Philadelphia-Eastside and Chicago 63rd Street
Q.136    ex-Mail-36    between Chicago 63rd Street and Philadelphia-Eastside
Q.146    ex-TV-320    between Chicago 59th Street and Columbus, OH
Q.14911    ex-TV-9      between Cleveland-Collinwood and Chicago 59th Street
Q.15611    ex-TV-302  between Chicago 59th Street and South Kearny, NJ
Q.15711    ex-TV-302  between South Kearny, NJ and Chicago-Global 2
Q.159
Q.16011    ex-TV-8      between Chicago and North Bergen, NJ
Q.16111    ex-TV-77     between South Kearny, NJ and Chicago
L.163
Q.16411    ex-TV-304   between Chicago and South Kearny, NJ
11West of Greenwich only; travels on the Water-level Route via the Berea-Greenwich line

The following trains were observed east of Greenwich in 2001-2010:
Q.133    ex-TV-133    between Penn Mary Jct., MD and Chicago 59th Street
Q.138    ex-TV-138    between Chicago 63rd Street and Penn Mary Jct., MD

The following trains ran west of North Baltimore in 2012:
Q.171                        between North Baltimore and Chicago 59th Street/BNSF Corwith
Q.172                        between BNSF Corwith/Chicago 59th Street and North Baltimore
S.172                        between BNSF Corwith/Chicago 59th Street and North Baltimore
X.172                        between BNSF Corwith/Chicago 59th Street and North Baltimore

·         Coal

Loaded coal trains runs westbound on this segment; empties eastbound.

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1997:
K.301 between Demmler, PA and Chicago, loaded coke
K.310 between Chicago and Glenwood, PA, empty coke

The following trains were observed between Chicago and Greenwich in 2001-2010:
E.490
E.494
E.940            Powder River
E.960            Powder River
K.231
K.311            between Chicago and Glenwood, PA (empty coke)
K.380
K.381
N.820            Powder River
N.859            Powder River
N.954            Powder River
T.850
T.903            between Marnie, WV, and Miller, IN
T.926            between Marfork, WV, and Curtis, IN
V.74011         between Chicago and Kenmore Yard, NY
11West of Greenwich only; travels on the Water-level Route via the Berea-Greenwich line

·         Steel

A westbound coke train serves steel mills at Gary, IN.

·         Automotive

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1997:
Q.216
between Detroit and Philadelphia
Q.219
between Willard-West, OH, and Cincinnati
R.236
between Baldwin, FL and Cincinnati

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1998/9:
Q.216 between Detroit and Philadelphia
Q.284 between Toledo and Cleveland

The following trains were observed between Chicago and Greenwich in 2001-2010:
Q.23112 ex-ML-231    between Detroit and Jacksonville
Q.246    ex-ML-451    between Marysville, OH, and Chicago 59th Street
Q.27611,12  ex-ML-276 between Detroit and Selkirk, NY
S.27611,12  ex-ML-276 between Detroit and Selkirk, NY
11West of Greenwich only; travels on the Water-level Route via the Berea-Greenwich line
12East of Fostoria only, runs from/to Detroit on the former C&O/Hocking Valley line

·         Grain

Loaded grain trains run eastbound on this segment.

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1998/9:
G.159 between ?? and ??

·         Chemicals

The following trains were observed between Chicago and Greenwich in 2001-2010:
 
K.803            between Chicago and Lee Creek, NC, empty phosphate

·         Oil and other tanks

The following trains were observed between Chicago and Greenwich in 2001-2010:
K.634
K.638
K.647
K.650
K.652
K.694
all appeared to be unit ethanol

·         General Merchandise

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1995:
184: merchandise with steel coil cars ??
500: merchandise between Cincinnati and Chicago

Several general merchandise trains are heading to or from Clearing Yard on the B&OCT in Chicago.

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1997:
Q.279 between Selkirk and Detroit
Q.295 between Saginaw, MI and Baltimore
Q.297 between Baltimore and Saginaw, MI
Q.353 between Cumberland, MD, and Willard-West, OH
Q.383 between Cumberland, MD, and Chicago-Proviso

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1998/9:
Q.384 between Chicago-Proviso and Cumberland, MD

The following trains were observed between Chicago and Greenwich in 2001-2010:
Q.308    ex-TOIN    between Toledo and Indianapolis-Avon
Q.324                        between Chicago (Blue Island) and Grand Rapids, MI
Q.35111  ex-BUUP   between Buffalo and Chicago-Proviso
Q.36813   x-LOBA    between Louisville and Baltimore-Bay View
Q.38011   ex-IHSE    between Chicago-Blue Island and Selkirk, NY
Q.381    ex-RXIH    between Willard-West, OH, and Chicago-Blue Island
Q.383    ex-CUCW  between Cumberland, MD, and Chicago-Proviso
Q.38611  ex-CWSE    between Chicago-Proviso and Selkirk, NY
S.38611  ex-CWSE    between Chicago-Proviso and Selkirk, NY
Q.38711    ex-SEBB    between Selkirk and Chicago-Cicero
L.388    ex-BRRX    between Chicago-BRC Clearing and Willard-West, OH
Q.38911  ex-SEBR    between Selkirk, NY, and Chicago-BRC Clearing
Q.39011  ex-NPSE    between Chicago-Proviso and Selkirk, NY
Q.393
Q.39712  ex-CUSA    between Cumberland, MD and Saginaw, MI
Q.50014                     between Cincinnati and Chicago-Blue Island
Q.50114                     between Chicago-BRC Clearing and Cincinnati
Q.509    ex-CWTO    between Garrett, IN, and Toledo
11West of Greenwich only; travels on the Water-level Route via the Berea-Greenwich line
12East of Fostoria only, runs from/to Detroit on the former C&O/Hocking Valley line
13East of Deshler only; runs on the Toledo sub., south of Deshler
14West of Deshler only; runs on the Toledo sub., south of Deshler

·         Local Peddlers

The following trains were observed on this segment in 1997
D.763 between ? and ?

The following trains were observed between Chicago and Greenwich in 2001-2010:
J.021 (Nappanee)
Y.101(Deshler)