A peaceful afternoon in Okolona is briefly interrupted by the passing of the Maumee & Western's westbound train to Defiance, rolling through town at a blistering 5 mph. Deferred maintenance by N&W... (more)

There are rails in that mess somewhere as MAW 16 still in full IC Death Star lettering and paint heads west toward the CSX interchange in Defiance while a farmer works feverishly with his Case Int... (more)

With 37 cars in tow, the MAW creeps past the former Hudson Feeds elevator, now owned by Jewell Grain. Deferred maintenance by previous owners (including Indiana Hi-Rail) has caused the line to bec... (more)

With Okolona *very* slowly receding in the background the MAW 'leans into it' in a whole different way as they leave town.

Suffering from decades of deferred maintenance the Maumee & Western slowly rolls along their dilapidated mainline east of Okolona leaning so far at times I'm amazed the whole train didn't tip over... (more)

The MAW's Defiance-Napoleon turn heads eastbound through Okolona at a thrilling speed of 5mph, and would go on to derail just east of town.

The Maumee & Western creeps westbound through Okolona after switching customers in Napoleon. The hirail truck usually follows the train, and watches it over the worst sections of track...not that... (more)