Loaded grain train, G368-11 passes VN Tower with a nice EMD consist. Note, the leader's heritage would be Conrail 5555.

U994-06 rolls east past the old tower and CPL at Nova.

Westbound autorack at milepost BG 184. The third locomotive in this lash up is TORC 996, a CSX supplied SD40 assigned to the Toledo Ore Dock Corporation

Eastbound empty coal drag at milepost BG 185

CSX eastbound local D750 passes VN Tower at Nova, Ohio on the CSX New Castle Sub.

CSX westbound local D752 passes VN Tower and the leaning ex B&O cpl signal at Nova, Ohio on the CSX New Castle Sub.

A long and heavy Q394 catches the last rays of a winter sunset as it grinds uphill towards VN tower. The concrete whistle post is one of many B&O artifacts that still dot the New Castle Sub.

A pair of GE's popular ES44DCs lead Chicago - Chambersburg intermodal train Q136 in and out of the shadows as they pass VN tower. Everything in Nova seems to be leaning, from the sagging walls of... (more)

Other than the shiny new paint on the lead two motors, it's hard to believe it's almost 2009. Local D752 heads back west towards Willard, evoking images of the B&O era as it passes relics of anot... (more)

It's a shame that VN hasn't aged as gracefully as the majestic 261.

K694 heads by two things that probably won't be standing much longer: the CPL signal and Nova Tower. Nova Tower is rumored to be torn down sometime in early 2008, so I made it a point to get at l... (more)

With the moon setting behind it, VN tower greats another bitterly cold Ohio morning.

Icons from two very different eras meet at Nova - CSX's latest motive power and venerable VN Tower.

A nice looking leaser passes the old B&O control tower at Nova.