A Wheeling and Lake Erie train, led by a "tiger" SD40-2 ducks through the tunnel under the CSX New Castle Sub in Akron, Ohio. The tangle of tracks in this area are a headache to figure o... (more)

NS 14G gets creeps over the summit at Gallitzin as it heads past AR Tower. A fresh coat of snow has blanketed the small town giving a nice finish to the usually grey January scenery.

A pair of EMD GP35s in the classic Wheeling & Lake Erie speed lettering livery cross the trestle at the northern end of AC&Y junction. Just behind me is an old wooden trestle and the old right of ... (more)

The Gettysburg and Northern daily local, which runs north to the interchange with NS in Mt. Holly Springs before returning south to Gettysburg, creeps along through the gentle PA countryside. The... (more)

After 20K moved through Altoona without stopping and then flew down the Pittsburgh line at track speed, I was barely in time to catch it here over the bridge in Mount Union. 20K was a short train... (more)

Norfolk Southern's heritage unit boasting the paint scheme of the old Southern Railway leads a line of executive cars towards Altoona, PA. The train left Altoona headed south on Tuesday destined ... (more)

A CSX intermodal train passes below downtown Kent, OH on a perfect October afternoon. The train rolls by the Franklin Mills Riveredge Park, which sits across the Cuyahoga River as the parks visito... (more)

A lone SD40-3 switches tirelessly in the center of the WLE's Brewster yard. Over the course of many hours, this locomotive would be the only one moving in the entire facility, later to be joined b... (more)

After a rather lengthy delay due to maintenance, the tracks were finally cleared for this southbound scrap train. The train was ultimately bound for AK Steel in Butler, where it would turn and re... (more)

While some old rail depots have been restored and kept as historic relics (the Amtrak station in Lewistown comes to mind), many, like this ex. Reading depot in Gardners, have fallen into disrepair... (more)

WE 261 had a whole slew of varying power on this bright Saturday morning as it departed Brewster for Akron's Brittain yard. Only the first three units were online, meaning the last three were simp... (more)

A rarer sight these days, a southbound ore train passes through downtown Grove City with not one but two ex. BLE units in the lash-up. After the Bessemer and Lake Erie was bought out by CN, many ... (more)

Exactly one year ago, I caught a Canadian National southbound ore train at this same location led by an IC "death star." Today, one year later, I was fortunate enough to catch another s... (more)

Nickle Plate Road's 765 leads its excursion train south above the quiet Cuyahoga River on a truly beautiful Saturday morning. The line is owned by the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and is only u... (more)

Pulling hard up the hill with just 3 units online and heavy train in tow, WE train 261 charges through small town Navarre, OH on its way to Brittan Yard in Akron.