One of the only times I ever managed to catch a former Conrail unit leading in good light was a chilly winter morning in late 2010. Here, a solo ex-Con SD50 leads a lengthy L75 between the NKP sig... (more)

It's fall peak in the valley as the sound of three EMD's reverberates through the rolling farmland near Adamsville. Just another day at work on the Bessemer...

Southbound S241 takes the siding at the north end of "AK" in Wapakoneta behind a pair of CSX Dash-9's, the leader being the class unit.

Making a desperate charge towards a crew change in New Haven, westbound 145 thunders out of Continental shortly after sunrise. A classic pair of SD60's provide the power for the late-running manif... (more)

After making a lap meet with a northbound at Cairo, southbound Q241 is closing in on a crew change in Lima as they roll through DT&I Junction, where the present day IORY main splits off from CSX's... (more)

With a fresh crew on board, three Bessemer EMD's lead the charge into Fredonia with 70+ loads of ore at the drawbar.

The head end of westbound Q171 emerges from the shadow of Q172's tail end as the two stack trains meet on the grade separated portion of the CSX Garrett Sub.

A thin layer of clouds quickly moves across the night sky while the Nickel Plate bracket mast keeps watch over the sleepy village of Miller City. The days are numbered for this sentinel and it's c... (more)

A lengthy 186 splits the Nickel Plate signals at W.E. North Findlay behind a ratty C40-8 and a much cleaner SD70. The NKP bracket mast on the right is on borrowed time, as NS plans to replace thes... (more)

With 64 loads of corn in tow, engineer Aaron Border brings the 4082 to a stop at Marion Street to wait for some cross traffic on CSX before crossing the diamond and shoving the train into the CSX ... (more)

A loaded ballast train out of the docks in Toledo roars through downtown Ottawa behind a former Conrail SD50. A recently added "Louisville Division" sign spruces up the B&O depot that has seen bet... (more)

With engineer Aaron Border at the throttle, IORY 4083 drags 24 loads of pig iron north past Hoy Cemetery near Malinta.

A pair of Norfolk Southern's recently delivered ACe's lead a loaded coal train west out of Delta. The buildings of Worthing Steel loom in the background.

Typical NS trash leads 13K through Leesburg as they pass the Pennsy lights at CP 19 and begin the descent to CP 21 at the south end of the siding.

A sight for sore eyes in the form of three Soo Line SD60's lead W3T west out of Wawaka, passing the still (barely) intact code line along Norfolk Southern's Chicago Line. It's pretty safe to say I... (more)