Amidst a very central Ohio fall scene, the southbound office car special (OCS) with executives on board kicks up a few leaves as it speeds through Arnold shortly before dusk.

After slowing for speed restrictions, a southbound intermodal throttles up at "Arnold" where a Conrail switch indicator and signal box still stand. In the foreground you can also see whe... (more)

A northbound grainer catches the last rays of sun on a beautiful fall evening. On this day, CSX ran 3 late afternoon northbounds in close succession on their sporadically used Scottslawn Secondary... (more)

Empties roll north on the Scottslawn Secondary which has seen an uptick in traffic. A fortuitous patch of sunshine illuminates the switch indicator signal at "Kile" that is a holdover fr... (more)

A northbound manifest passes the switch indicator signal at North End Kile with the "Spirit of Ravenna" doing the honors. Thankfully, this line still retains a few of these NYC/CR era si... (more)

A pair of UP leaders takes Q311 north through some rural countryside. This stretch of track is still dark territory so pegging a train can be tricky.