02/28/26 Fog Chase! CSX B243 Potash Loads w/ CP 8641 + KCS Mid-DPU (Richland, FL)

Описание: 02/28/26 — Early Morning (Heavy Fog / Near Zero Visibility) — Huge thanks to Anthony @anthonyceleste6611 for the wake-up call and heads up on this one.

I rushed out the door and headed toward the tracks, and when I reached the intersection of SR 52 & Old Lakeland Hwy, I could hear the horn and feel the rumble, and the crossing lights were flashing… but the fog was so thick I couldn’t even see the tracks about 15 feet ahead.

The train was moving slow, so I made a quick decision to go south and try to beat it — and with about a minute to spare, I got ahead enough to catch it again at Richland, FL, where it finally pierced the fog and cleared by me. One of those “right place, right time” saves.

🚂 Train: CSX B243 — Potash Loads
📍 Routing (verified): Bensenville, IL (CPKC) → Rockport Yard (Tampa, FL)

🚂 Power / Consist (as seen)

Lead: CP 8641

2nd: CP 8018

3rd: CSXT 7040

Mid-DPU: KCS 5015


I love seeing this kind of mixed foreign power variety on a Florida unit train — and the fog made it feel like a whole movie scene.

💬 Question for you: Would you have stayed put in the fog, or tried the 1-minute beat-it chase like I did?

📚 Factoid – Why Fog Railfanning Feels So Intense

Dense fog makes railfanning wild because you often hear the train long before you see it—horn, rumble, and rail noise show up first, while the headlights and power don’t appear until the last moment. That “sound-first” reveal is why fog catches feel so dramatic (and why staying well back from crossings and tracks is extra important).

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