Local movement L71 arrives at the limestone plant in Maple Grove with a solo high hood "forty" in charge.

A former Conrail GE and three other units lead the colorful stack train 234 into town, seen here strolling past the industrial west side.

Westbound 866 leaves Payne in a cloud of coal dust as it chases the setting sun behind NS 8098, the Conrail heritage unit.

With Norfolk Southern's Conrail heritage unit leading, a westbound coal train roars out of Leipsic after waiting for cross traffic at the CSX diamonds.

Led by the Conrail heritage unit, coal loads charge into Miller City on a crisp April evening. Several townspeople gathered on main street to watch the train go by once they noticed the photo-line... (more)

The Conrail heritage unit leads westbound coal train 866 across the Auglaize River in Oakwood as coal dust blows from the consist, leaving the small town in a thick black cloud. Big blue lives on!

NS 8098, the Conrail Heritage Unit runs west with the setting Sun at the crossroads of the Nickel Plate, Continental Ohio. The NKP heritage unit will probably make its first run out here on the e... (more)

Westbound L7N leaves the afternoon rainclouds behind and bursts out into full sunshine as they roll out of Payne behind a solo SD40-2. The 6119 was the first engine to debut NS's new admiral cab, ... (more)

Wasting no time, westbound roadrailers blare out of Continental behind a pair of the ever-elusive Catfish. With temperatures in the mid-70's, a few trees beginning to bloom, and the sun setting la... (more)

Mixed bag 186 hammers the diamonds with the former B&O Toledo Subdivision, passing the defunct tower at "Liepsic Junction", as NS has misspelled it on the sign.

One of the only times I ever managed to catch a former Conrail unit leading in good light was a chilly winter morning in late 2010. Here, a solo ex-Con SD50 leads a lengthy L75 between the NKP sig... (more)

Making a desperate charge towards a crew change in New Haven, westbound 145 thunders out of Continental shortly after sunrise. A classic pair of SD60's provide the power for the late-running manif... (more)

A thin layer of clouds quickly moves across the night sky while the Nickel Plate bracket mast keeps watch over the sleepy village of Miller City. The days are numbered for this sentinel and it's c... (more)

A lengthy 186 splits the Nickel Plate signals at W.E. North Findlay behind a ratty C40-8 and a much cleaner SD70. The NKP bracket mast on the right is on borrowed time, as NS plans to replace thes... (more)

The sunset glints off the eastbound auto-rack train just before rolling through Edgerton, Indiana.