Summer Sun on the beautiful CUT

It's just past midnight as an elderly couple checks in with the station agent in preparation for a trip to Chicago. Rows of seats remain empty attesting to this once busy passenger depot.

The last untouched SP tunnel motor on the Indiana and Ohio, rests near CP Oklahoma.

Cincinnati Union Terminal illuminated after dark.

Cincinnati Union Terminal as seen just after midnight.

Its just past midnight as little activity can be seen at Union Terminal. This will soon change however as Amtrak's westbound Cardinal is due to arrive in just a couple hours.

Cincinnati Railway GP30 rolls through an S curve along the Ohio River with the Razberry Festival Special.

Cincinnati Railway F40PH 381 passes a beautiful old church as it heads for Batesville Indiana with the Razberry Festival Special.

Local TQ-07 lead by a pair of long-hood-forward SD40-2's (including an RCO unit) starts pulling up the steep grade to Oakley over I&O dispatched tracks. A little sanding helps with adhesion!!

Crossing the Ohio River, this NS mixed freight heads by Union Terminal and for Gest Yard.

A little of everything leads a northbound across the Ohio River bridge into Cincinnati. Included are former Conrail units, HLCX and GCFX lease units, and a pair of CP AC4400CWs; a few CSX units r... (more)

Built in 1931, Cincinnati Union Terminal is now home to the Cincinnati Museum Center and Amtrak Station for the Cardinal.

Northbound I&O has just entered the Big-4 (Conrail) main.

After pausing to switch cars, this clean I&O GP and CSX GE AC4400CW #512 will head east on the Midland Sub. The CSX power is on loan to evaluate the AC's for possible purchase or lease by the pow... (more)

UP power (ex C&NW) leads up an NS train headed east on the Dayton District.