Q112 passes under the signals at West Defiance as it heads west at Sunset on the CSX Garrett Sub, Defiance, Ohio

While a maintenance gang heads east on track two, a quartet of matching EMD standard cabs lead Q500 around the bend at milepost 92 on the Garrett Subdivision.

Pulling for all their worth, three big six-axles lug a 157 car Q324 out of Defiance, passing Hires Cemetery just outside of town. Just a few moments later, the sun would dip below the horizon, end... (more)

The conductor prepares to uncouple the train and allow MAW 16 to run around it's train and back to the office as it completes it's Napoleon to Defiance journey.

The conductor throws the switch as MAW 16 waits to back up at "The Station" a Bar and Grill that the MAW derailed into on the fall of 2011.

Slapping branches, moving 20 directions at once, splashing through water and mud, MAW 4 arrives in Defiance as it passes under Clinton Street. Those branches not only block my camera, they block ... (more)

The lights burn in the old Wabash Depot, now the Maumee and Western Office in Defiance, Ohio. The long unused elevator in the background is currently being prepped for demolition.

Maumee and Western 16 slowly leaves Defiance in her wake at a crawl as she takes her train East towards Napoleon, Ohio. The brush and bramble is not just the camera angle, it is really what the li... (more)

Q171 swings around the Curve at Milepost 92 West of Defiance, Ohio with Chicago bound, stacks in tow. The BNSF Power is stalwart on this North Baltimore-Chicago Train.

CNUR 5 works the Johns Manville Plant in Defiance, Ohio on the Maumee and Western. The old industrial building just lends itself well to a cold, drab, rainy day.

With a handful of cars in tow, the MAW's ex-Illinois Central geep crosses the Maumee River in Defiance on a beautiful spring afternoon. Arps Dairy sits in the background, overlooking the muddy Mau... (more)

Death Star meets Yellowbonnet and it's not in Illinois. MAW 16 and CNUR 5 are both getting use today as the engineer hops from locomotive to locomotive to complete moves at the MAW yards in Defia... (more)

No, this is not unlevel. No, this is not a derailment. Yes, the right of way needs some work. Here we see a Maumee & Western Railway westbound train stopped briefly to make certain they do not ... (more)

Y101 brings a long string of cars for Interchange with the Maumee and Western at FC Tower in Defiance, Ohio on the CSX Garrett Sub.

Q171 splits the signals at FC Tower in Defiance, OH. The Conductor calling the signal said "Q171-15 clear the Railfan at FC Tower, Q171-15 BNSF 5112 out" as he called the signal. Funny stuff.