Right before sunset, the Ohio Central crew pulls up to Moler St to hand this coal train back to NS, while the NS crew takes their belongings out of there cab, to prepare to take this train from Co... (more)

An R.J. Corman SD40T-2 rests for a short while after hauling a loaded coal train to Cresson. This locomotive began it's life painted in the colors of D&RGW and hauling tonnage over Tennessee Pass ... (more)

Eastbound NS 578 loaded with export coal heads down the Columbus District on a very cold afternoon.

The NS 578-19 heads down the Western Branch by Greenlawn Ave, with the Columbus Skyline in the background.

OHCR 3308 for now leads NS 578-20, which is tied down on the Airport Siding. Soon a crew will show up to take the train over to Moler St and hand it back over to NS.

The NS 578-20 heads out from under James Rd, as the shadow of the very large dirt pile begins to creep up to the track, in the late afternoon.

Almost to the end of its trip across Ohio Central, NS 578-19 rounds the curve by Leonard Ave, with a SD70M and a SD70M-2 as power.

NS 578 with a former Conrail SD50 in the lead, complete with mismatched number boards, and mismatched patch jobs on the class lights, sits tied down at Moler St.

Helpers on the rear end will help keep this loaded coal train in check as she heads towards Pittsburgh. She is seen here at a location in the timetable know as "SG" on a cool yet comfortable fall ... (more)

NS 578's rear pusher struggles at Ludwick.

There's a storm brewin' as the conductor rides a worn Ex Conrail SD50 west through CP C.

A threesome of Conrail clad SD60I's sit quietly under the PA 271 bridge as local C51 with six SD80MAC's shed some light on the situation as they head for the power plant in New Florence, PA.

Coal train 578 passes under the signal bridge at MP 9 as it heads west on No. 2 Track.