SD80MAC's aren't all too common in the flat lands of Ohio anymore, so fellow RP contributor Aaron Border and I jumped on the chase. Here the pair is seen passing a patriotic barn north of Fremont.

Check out the upside-down 8's!

A loaded ethanol train howls past the NYC brackets at Dunlap with a SOO/DME/NREX/HLCX set of power.

A thick fog has rolled in just as the sun begins to rise, while a classic Nickel Plate bracket mast beckons to an eastbound that is still a few miles away.

An impressive lashup of six elephant style units leads 19K south as they split the Pennsy lights at CP 19. Three brand new Ferrosur GE's are in tow.

A pair of oh-so-elusive NS catfish lead 366 down Hickory Street as fellow RP contributor Aaron Border looks on. The only way to make a shot of NS Dash-9's interesting: add people.

A group of Alco's await the call to service on a chilly morning in Scranton.

If it weren't for the lack of a nose logo, one would be hard pressed to believe this image wasn't taken prior to the merger of the BN and Santa Fe. Today, the Ottumwa Sub is nowhere near as busy a... (more)

The sun has just risen on the former C&O mainline in northern Ohio as Q241 splits the intermediate signals at MP 98.2 on the Pemberville Sub. This unique signal arrangement was installed in the Ch... (more)

Just moments after the clouds parted, GRCL rolls through downton Ada and passes the restored station and Pennsy caboose. Let the chase begin!

A mother/slug set rests in the yard at Defiance as X163 rolls up on track 2.

The first C40-8 to wear the new CSX corporate image leads Walbridge-bound rack train Q272 through downtown Risingsun, passing the old grain elevator and C&O signals at Main Street.

A trio of SD40-2's ease Q356 into Collinwood Yard, passing the NYC coaling tower, diesel shops, and soon to be replaced bracket mast at CP 174. Each EMD is wearing a different company image.

After holding for cross-traffic on CSX, northbound 365 accelerates as they approach the diamond with the Garrett Sub.

Led by an Operation Lifesaver unit, NS 144 battles the grade at Rose Hill with a lengthy train in tow.