After spending the night switching in Delta, the Indiana & Ohio's southbound Lima North Local exercises trackage rights over CSX's Toledo Sub as they return to Lima with 28 empty pig iron cars.

A loaded ballast train out of the docks in Toledo roars through downtown Ottawa behind a former Conrail SD50. A recently added "Louisville Division" sign spruces up the B&O depot that has seen bet... (more)

Q231 heads South past the old B&O Depot at Ottawa Ohio on the CSX Toledo Subdivision

After meeting a pair of northbounds, the IORY Delta Turn pulls out of the siding at Ottawa led by three EMD's running elephant style.

CSX's Cumberland, MD to Cincinnati, OH manifest works it way through slow orders on the old B&O line. A viewer might note the unique single CPL mounted on the mast at this location. The new fiber ... (more)

Q339 splits the classic B&O Color Position light signals at the south end of the Ottawa Siding as it heads south down the Toledo Sub.

Southbound Q339 splits the signals at the south end of the Ottawa siding on the Toledo Sub on a gorgeous 85 degree afternoon.

With the light getting low, Q375 splits the signals at South Ottawa led by an increasingly rare YN1 painted SD40-2.

After a meet with the northbound Q342, a road slug pulls the rail train J034 out of the south Ottawa siding back to the yard at Lima, Ohio.

Southbound Q501-06 passes B&O CPL signals at the south end Ottawa siding. With the snow fast disappearing and the foliage dead and brown from winter, this is the time of the year I like to emphasi... (more)

A Blue Island, IL to Louisville, KY autorack train is at the south end of Ottawa as they leave the Grove Block and enter the Loop Block. Ottawa is about 10 miles south of Leipsic, OH.

Office Car Special, shortline style... IORY 4034 and the "Chapel Hill" pass the B&O depot in downtown Ottawa with top officials from RailAmerica purportedly on board.

Q501 heads south along State Route 65 in near white out conditions during the first snow if the 2008-2009 Winter.

R-121 blasts past the CPL signal at the south end of the Ottawa passing siding as it heads toward Cincinnati.

Twelve thousand GE horses power a re-routed Q647 south past the south end of Ottawa siding on "Black Friday." This Chicago to Waycross train normally operates via the ex-C&EI, but today ran east ... (more)