A trio of standard cab EMD locomotives lead a lengthy Q394 mixed freight eastbound through Creston. A few miles from here, the trailing unit would die and cause the train to be stranded.

NS 206 rolls east through downtown Cleveland on the ex-NKP Cleveland District with two NS units sandwiching a CP unit for power. In the background is Progressive Field and "The 9", the hotel that ... (more)

A very late Amtrak 48 (the "Lake Shore Limited" or better known as the "Late-for-sure Limited") hustles eastbound past milepost 180 on the CSX Cleveland Terminal Sub. This section of track between... (more)

A CN SD40-2W and two Bessemer tunnel motors go about their switching at the P&C docks in Conneaut, Ohio. This is my first time photographing one of the CN locomotives on Bessemer property.

A standard cab CP SD60 leads stack train Q166 eastbound under the QD103 intermediate signal bridge just outside of Lake City, Pa.

FEC 815, a factory-fresh ES44, leads a new CN and a GE Tier 4 demonstrator westbound through the Walbridge Road grade crossing in Harborcreek, Pa.

A new FEC unit leads a fresh CN and a primer GE demonstrator westbound along the test track on a gloomy, cold morning. This photo was taken with my iPhone 4s. This was a very impromptu trip decide... (more)

A pair of brand new FEC units await delivery, seen here on the CSX-GE interchange track. This will more than likely be these units' only encounter with snow.

A nice SD50 leads hotshot Q008 into the plant at CP153 in Quincy, Ohio where the CSX Indy Line crosses at grade with the Indiana & Ohio Rwy.

A repainted Super 60 leads a short Q364 mixed freight eastbound passed the grain elevator in downtown Pemberton, Ohio on the CSX Indy Line.

With word that the S&A was leading 20Q, I made an impromptu run out to the nearest spot from home, Rootstown, to catch it. Some stone piles here make for a nice elevated vantage point.

Wheeling's 711 stone train is tied-down at Rock Cut siding in Akron behind one of Wheeling's most recent acquisitions - an ex-GATX motor. A couple years ago and the trailing unit, 6384, would've b... (more)

72X builds it's train in the harbor at Ashtabula in a brief moment of sunlight on a chilly autumn evening. The elusive (for this area, anyway) Conrail heritage unit is in trail.

24Z finds a pocket of sunlight as it rushes east through the Lake Street crossing in Ravenna, Ohio, the good looking (but dirty) Virginian heritage unit leading the way.

After a long day of unloading stone at the Shelly Materials plant in Kent, the K920 awaits a CSX crew to take it west to Willard and ultimately Carey, Ohio.