OHCR 4028 rumbles across the NKP at Leipsic with an SD45R in SP paint trailing. This is one of the better consists I've seen on the IORY in awhile and a chase was necessary today.

An Ex-CP SD40-2 in rough shape leads the John F*ckin Denver Xpress(JFDX 8045) as its locally known north out of Hamler on the DT&I. Their destination is Delta where they will switch cars and head ... (more)

I turned around on my way home as soon as I saw this guy, not often SD40-2's lead coal trains so we drove back the way we came to 153.6 and shot E255 splitting the last B&O CPL's north of Lima on ... (more)

D743 charges south with double SP units on the point. Pretty cool to see these around in 2015, 19 years after SP vanished.

Z867 continues on its way south to Lima after meeting two at S. Ottawa.

Q231 flies southward through Tontogany at track speed passing under the B&O installed CPL which for now still stands. The mast facing north was replaced earlier this year due to a derailment and t... (more)

Coming out of the thickest fog I've ever seen, Q231 wastes no time getting underway after meeting Q506 just north of here. With the correct leader they notch up towards Deshler and points south.

A veteran IC&E unit and a recently relettered RCP&E unit guide K642 past the Junkyard east of Deshler as a storm moves in from the northwest.

The LNL emerges from the shadows as it continues towards Hamler on its way to Lima.

With both OC units paired up finally, the LNL comes south out of Hamler with 5,100 feet of train. The entire consist was: OC 4030, 4028, CF&E 3889, and IORY 4084.

OC 4030 leads IORY 5012 and a short LNL into Leipsic to do some work before continuing on to Delta.

Q233 eases under the C&O signals at Longley just north of Fostoria where they will wait for traffic to clear up.

The end is near for these signals so a stop here on the chase was necessary as this will probably be the last time I bag these.

You may have seen my shot of the trip north to Delta, but that doesn't compare to the awesomeness of the return trip. This was the last stop of our chase. Here Z867 cruises south splitting the B&O... (more)

L75 starts west with a B32-8 leading the charge as it and an OLS SD40-2 struggle to get a long train laden with steel coils moving up the hill and on to Ft. Wayne.