In 2015 when the Ashtabula coal port was hanging on by a thread, as the rather empty yard area proves it. It was announced that NS would stop using the Ashtabula coal ports, leaving CSX as the onl... (more)
A Norfolk Southern work train pounds the diamonds at Ashtabula
NS 911 sits near the Harbor NS office after its photo shot with the local fire department.
NS 5205 moving some newer hoppers as other power sits in the harbor.
A newish rebuild (SD60E) draws duty at Ashtabula.
NS 1074 trails on 73X at Carson Yard waiting for a new crew to pull it into the harbor.
BNSF 4701, 4702, 4700 are seen again this time in Ashtabula, Ohio on their way west with a Conrail freight.
The first 145 of 2015 heads west over the Ashtabula River with a solo GE on the point on a chilly afternoon.
72X builds it's train in the harbor at Ashtabula in a brief moment of sunlight on a chilly autumn evening. The elusive (for this area, anyway) Conrail heritage unit is in trail.
What I did on my Summer vacation, redux: This SD60E seems to have sunk into the muck on the sectional rail. NS' Ashtabula Materials Docks handle coal, taconite, sand and aggregate. Quite a facil... (more)
NS #9580 sits idle as a monster sized Cat 992C loader passes by at the Ashtabula Harbor.
An eastbound doublestack approaches milepost QD 126.43 on the former NYC Water Level Route
An Operation Lifesaver GP38-2 pulls a single tank car at CP "NP" on the Youngstown Line
Mountains of aggregate material, construction and dredging equipment, hundreds of hoppers both loaded and empty, and some NS motive power all combine to set the stage for another busy day at the A... (more)
