Empty hoppers head toward Chicago past the Sandusky Amtrak station on the NS Chicago Line.

eastbound PC train crossing Sandusky Bay near Port Clinton, OH

NS coal meets UP powered merchandise freight at the Mad River museum crossing. A heavy storm was brewing to the west.

Switcher consist 5056 (GP38-2) and 7039 (GP50) at rest in the Sandusky yards.

Sunset on the old NYC Water Level Route a few hundred yards from the causeway over Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie.

A westbound stack train rolls across Sandusky bay.

CSX grain train on the old C&O south towards Marion passes the other reason this line was built besides ore and coal: Ohio grain cash crops, still an active source of revenue today.

Valentine's day 2009 as seen from the Amtrak platform at Sandusky, OH. Rarities in this photo include a now abandonned pay phone and ex NYC depot. Amtrak's westbound Capitol is departing the depo... (more)

AMTRAK 29, the Capitol Limited, pauses momentarily in Sandusky, OH while I exchange pleasantries with the conductor.

NS 4270 + 4275 + 4276 + 4271 lead the 09-00 Elkhart - Pittsburgh Office Car special approaching Sandusky.

An eastbound intermodal glides along Lake Erie and by the Cold Creek Trout Camp as a couple of fishermen could care less about its passing and more about what I am doing.

NS 21Q rolls West across the Sandusky bay causeway.

Judy K. in her 4th of July dress steams out of the main station on a cold rainy summer evening.

In the late evening sun Myron H. makes a run past the Millennium Force roller coaster which is one of the world’s fastest (at 93 mph), and tallest (300 foot drop).

An interesting NS office car move featuring SD70M-2 2724 pulling four office cars is heading West into the setting sun. They slowed down to enjoy the view of the bay and at least one person was r... (more)