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.

After meeting L163, eastbound Q380 throttles up as they pass through the control point at East Defiance in white-out conditions.

One of the MAW's two ex-Santa Fe GP7u's rests next to the Wabash depot in Defiance on a snowy December morning.

It's starting to look a little more like Christmas as E490 emerges from a wall of snow just east of Defiance. This is only the second measurable snowfall that northwest Ohio has received this seas... (more)

Dusk settles over Defiance while Q368 leaves the town behind in a cloud of exhaust from the two SD40-2's powering the train.

K632's pair of EMD's let out a little exhaust as they charge through the crossovers at West Standley in the golden light of an autumn sunset.

Q387 passes next year's wheat crop as in goes around the sweeping curve at Mile 92 just west of Defiance.

A matched pair of SD70ACe's lead Powder River bound empties through the sweeping curve at milepost 92 on the former B&O.

A pair of Fauxbonnets and a Horsehead bring Q393 into Defiance on a warm fall afternoon.

Timing is everything! With the sun dipping lower in the sky and a westbound fast approaching, it would take a little luck to pull off "one more shot." Just as the rear of the westbound cleared, t... (more)

A quiet evening on the west side of Defiance finds two of the MAW's engines resting next to the depot, awaiting Monday mornings work.

Q324 throttles up at West Standley after completing it's work at the yard in Defiance.

Q136 heads under the State Route 18 Overpass at the east side of Defiance, Oh on the CSX Garrett Sub

A pair of MAW engines bask in the evening sunlight on a heated summer evening.

Q200 passes through the photographers neighborhood in Defiance, Ohio.