A short local made up of a high hood SD40-2 and seven cars heads west on the NS Columbus district.

The conductor hands there supplies up to the engineer, as the outbound crew prepares to take NS 179 west towards Cincinnati

Running parallel to Obetz-Reese Rd, NS 234 heads down main 2, kicking up a few leaves.

A very long NS 234, wraps around the bend, as it heads east on the Columbus District in the late evening.

All EMD power pulls NS 18M today, past the grain elevator by Duvall Rd.

Q310 rolls past the 83 mile marker that stands off in the weeds. In the Northern Sub's past life, it was double track though here.

NS 234 kicks up some leaves as it heads past a siding a derail that look like they have not been used in quite some time.

NS 218 heads by a farm, on its way though Ross County on a nice clear day.

A former Conrail dash 8 lets out a little smoke as NS 179 heads west on the Dayton District.

Mechanics continue to work on the car in the background not the least bit distracted as the Camp Chase heads back down there track with CCRA 1501 and CCRA 1502. CCRA 1503 is missing today.

The highest priority train on the Columbus District, UPS train 218 heads though Renick Yard on its way though Chillicothe.

CSXT 840 leads an eastbound train on the Northern Sub over US 35.

A westbound coal train heads out from under the Musgrove Rd overpass, passing a large field of soy beans in the late evening light.

A SD40-2 sits alone on the west end of Watkins Yard, just clear of the SR 104 overpass.

Container train 234 begins to round the banked curve, it soon will arrive at, the intermodal terminal to make a setoff and pickup.