Ducking in for a meet. Norfolk Southern manifest train NS 130 takes the siding at WEST PAYNE to meet a westbound NS 145 in Payne, Ohio.

In the last light of the day, NS 261 rolls west between Payne and Edgerton enroute to New Haven, Indiana.

Nickel Plate Road 765 has just started stretching her legs as she sprints east through Payne, Ohio. The PRR Heritage engine and additional cars will be added in Bellevue for excursions out of Clev... (more)

The paint may be retro, but the prices at the pump aren't!

Nickel Plate 765 is almost home as they steam past one of the few remaining NKP era bracket mast signals at Payne, OH while heading west on home rails.

A very late NS 233 passes the NKP bracket mast at Payne, Ohio on the NS Fostoria District.

Westbound 866 leaves Payne in a cloud of coal dust as it chases the setting sun behind NS 8098, the Conrail heritage unit.

Westbound L7N leaves the afternoon rainclouds behind and bursts out into full sunshine as they roll out of Payne behind a solo SD40-2. The 6119 was the first engine to debut NS's new admiral cab, ... (more)

After completing their work at Payne, L7N throttles up for the final leg of the trip back to the yard in New Haven.

One of the usual suspects leads W06 past the East End of Payne, complete with one of the increasingly rare Nickel Plate bracket mast signals.

After the FWRHS's main water pump at the shops failed overnight, the first stop for Norfolk Southen train 955 was at Payne, Oh, to visit the local fire department to take on water. I was supprised... (more)

NS 7533 leads a train east after passing the grain elevators in Payne, Ohio.

In the early morning fog an eastbound Triple Crown train passes NKP signals at the east end of Payne siding.

Eastbound NS 218 passes an ex NKP bracket mast at the west end Payne siding. Today the bracket mast is replaced with modern signals and all of the railroad pole line has been taken down.

An aging C39-8 is in charge of this eastbound autorack train as it accelerates towards Fostoria.