The 765 is now bringing up the rear of the Rockside-Canton excursion on its return trip north, still steaming away on a slight downhill gradient just outside of Akron Northside Station.

Autorack train Q277-04 charges westbound out of downtown Akron with a nice, clean lashup of five GE locomotives, all in the CSX YN2 livery. A rare sight in 2010! The YN3 paint scheme has taken ove... (more)

CSX hotshot Q137 heads westbound into the setting sun at Arlington Street in Akron.

S226 struggles upgrade out of Akron with a pair of dark future GE widecabs in command.

One of the Met Life "Snoopy" blimps was in town for the pro golf tournament. On a visit to the Akron Fulton Muni Airport to photograph the airship I was able to catch the southbound Canton train p... (more)

The Wheeling stone train awaits a crew by the AC&Y interchange at Summit Street with a former KCS SD40-2 on the point.

The Canton train has just departed Akron Northside Station, its return trip south now underway. The remnants of the B&O's Valley Yard are seen alongside the mainline.

Now just west of the lowest point on the mainline in the Cuyahoga Valley, ahead of Q394 lies an uphill battle from Akron "Hill" Yard to the former site of "East XN Siding."

The CVSR Canton train makes its final run to Akron for the day. Engines on each end of the train make for easy push-pull service between destinations.

CVSR engine 800 looks to be right at home on former B&O rails, as seen here where the CT&V Subdivision passes underneath the CSX New Castle Subdivision at AY Tower.

A freshly repainted AC4400CW is at the head of Q353, which is waiting at the "Exchange Street" signal for traffic on the single track to clear.

Northbound (Timetable West) on the CT&V Subdivision with coke and steel for Cleveland. This track is now operated by the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.

Eastbound

Westbound empty stone hoppers pass high above the Ohio and Erie Canal in Akron, Ohio.

NS autorack train races thunderstorm near Hudson, Ohio