AVR05 departs Norfolk Southern's Island Avenue Yard for the second time of the day after suffering EOT issues. Leading is a new to the railroad CLXX 6001 as they enter the trench headed back for h... (more)

A bastardized ex-SP SD45R and a OHCR SD40-2 glide northbound out of Hamler destined for Delta and Northstar Steel. They'll return south to Lima after switching cars at Delta.

One of few CSX thundercabs, CSX 4848 and company struggle to get a loaded K185 underway again on wet rails as they pass through S. Deshler.

An eastbound on the C&O prepares to duck under the Ohio Turnpike with an Ex-CR pair and an Ex-SP leaser third out. These signals were modified when the overpass was put in so crews could see them ... (more)

One of the 20 heritage units, the NS 8101 Central Of Georgia, heads up a 51R grain train westbound out of Swanton, Ohio. The fall colors are starting to come out and who knows how long the masts w... (more)

So I had gotten a heads up this morning about Q508 having a HLCX-CN pair that was by Defiance at dawn so I decided I'd go have a look when it turned north at Deshler. I had no idea it'd have an HL... (more)

NKP 765 passes one of three active NKP masts at Miller City as it charges west towards New Haven.

The I&O 5014 brings orange back to the DT&I as the XLNL waits for the light to cross at Hamler.

A now rare YN2 SD40-2 is on the point of Q506 as they pause at Togany to wait for a southbound.

FURX 5506 pauses to pick up the EOT at the south end of the train and run it to the north end for the return trip to Lima.

Three CEFX leasers power S507 south on their way to Cincinnati.

Q501 rumbles across the NKP with CSX 688 in charge of a large train. Also providing power is a random CSX D8 and NREX 8628, 2706, 2683, 2734, and 2711 all in SP paint.

The LNL rumbles into Malinta as sunshine finds the nose of the 4085 just as I took the shot. Malinta is where the DT&I crossed the NKP Cloverleaf and where the DT&I branch to Adrian, MI split off.... (more)

Q132 rockets out of Sugar Ridge with a pair of Belles leading the charge.

OHCR 4028 rumbles across the NKP at Leipsic with an SD45R in SP paint trailing. This is one of the better consists I've seen on the IORY in awhile and a chase was necessary today.