A view of the engineer's side just after a crew member raked the coals. Thanks to the Ohio Central crew for permission into the cab.

The "flyer" glides across The Shavers Fork of The Cheat River.

The helpers on this eastbound coal drag are in full dynamic as they are in the teeth of the 2.1% grade of "The Slide'. Weather conditions were very interesting as the sun was shinning while a sudd... (more)

Awaiting her next assignment...........

Loads of Powder River coal idle on the north control siding waiting its turn to unload at the Eastlake CEI plant. Note, the headlight in the distance is the Q274-20 and by the time it reached my l... (more)

Shay 2 with a short log train in tow negotiates the old Western Maryland horseshoe curve at Spruce, West Virginia. The cut up ties lying trackside were left there by CSX, which made rather costly ... (more)

Empty ethanol tanks head into the setting sun as the head end is about to knock the signal down at GN Tower.

With the economy the way it is these days, 115 coal hoppers head for storage at CSX's Clark Yard on Cleveland's near west side. This section of railroad only see's four axle power, so, it is rare ... (more)

Eastbound ethanol loads cross Sandusky Bay at the start of a beautiful summer day along the shores of Lake Erie.

After lifting a cut of cars from CSX at Grafton the daily tranfer job rumbles across Pleasant Creek on her way down to Buckhannon, WV.

The Algoma Central Tour Of The Line train is ready to depart Hawk Junction southbound for it's destination of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. Although a very scenic line to photograph, the passenger tra... (more)

With a set of helpers shoving on the rear end the eastbound ethanol train grinds its way up through one of the deepest cuts on the old Pennsy.

The Midwest Chapter of the NRHS's annual charter crosses the River Styx Trestle on the old Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad (current Wheeling & Lake Erie Akron Subdivision) with an interesting ... (more)

At last light, the OCS backs down into Rockport where she will tie down for the night.

The "hogger" uses every bit of horse power to crest the summit.