Out with a fellow friend, Tim Frey, we grab a shot of NS 218 passing a NKP signal in Arcadia, OH on a very warm Memorial Day.

The clouds begin to roll out, as a long NS 218, UPS and stack train, rolls through Elmwood.

An SD60I leads the NS 218, as it rounds one of many bends, on the Columbus District south of Chillicothe.

A short NS 218 heads by an open field, as a flock of birds circle above.

The NS 218 passes over the long bridge over SR 180 and the Kinnikinnick creek, as it meets a westbound coal train, during one of the few moments of sunlight this evening.

The NS 218 passes through the control point at Craft on main 1, while the signal for main 2 shows an approach, for the NS 852 which is still 30 miles out.

The NS 218 rounds the bend, passing the CPL's and the new sign that reads "Safest Railroad 21 years running, Lake Division goal, WIN Million Man Hour Bell."

The NS 218 crosses the Wheeling and Lake Erie in Chatfield, on the busy Sandusky District.

A filthy C40-9 and a UP engine provide the power on the NS 218, as it heads through Scioto County on a very nice afternoon.

The NS 218 heads by the signals at Craft, heading east on the Columbus District, on a very windy afternoon.

Amidst a short period of white out conditions, a rerouted 218 splits the New York Central signals as they enter the village of Pettisville.

Former Conrail power complete with mismatched number boards leads the 218 back out into the open, where the power and a few containers catch a few rays of the late evening sunlight, on a very cold... (more)

Flanges squeal as 218 grinds into the southern leg of the New Haven Connection on a cold winter day. Second in consist is a UP C40-8 being leased to NS.

Running at every bit of the 60mph track speed, the NS 218 flies by the grain elevator at Duvall rd, with the NS 234 on the siding, finishing up their work at Rickenbacker.

218 starts into the New Haven Connection in Bellevue, passing a small, quaint farm setting along the way.