NS 746 sits tied down, shut down at the East end of Portsmouth Yard with a pair of heritage units on point. The sign served as a good reminder that no matter how tempting it may be, no means no a... (more)

Time freight 194 pulls into town passing an old N&W sentinel that isn't long for this world.

Eastbound stacks pass the CPL Signals at Spring Lane, on the West End of Portsmouth on a nice January afternoon. The replacements for these CPL's have been up since September of 2013, and for some... (more)

KCS SD70ACe #4124 leads a loaded Norfolk Southern grain train east on the NS (former N&W) Columbus District on a brisk, early spring afternoon. Just after this photograph was taken, the crew woul... (more)

Still guided at the moment by the NW CPL's, the NS 233 rolls under both the new and the old cantilever signal, soon the code line, and the CPL's will all be history.

The NS 218 which generally you always can count on to have a Dash 9 leading, today has a SD60E leading, as it heads over the US 52 bridge in Portsmouth.

The NS 9899 leads a train of coke around the bend, and behind the Scioto County Sheriff's Department, on the Columbus District.

Eastbound Q385 rolls down track 1 by the new MP 5.5 signals. Previously, there was a C&O signal bridge here.

The NS 17M heads west out from under the US 23 overpass, with a C40-9 with mismatched number boards leading.

An assortment of power hangs out in the yard in Portsmouth on a very nice Sunday evening.

In the late evening light the NS 218 arrives in Portsmouth and splits the CPL's at Spring Ln. The CPL's do not have much time left, as the replacement signals are already in place.

Having just departed the yard, the NS 17M begins its trip to Columbus. The old N&W cantilever signal will not be here long, as a new cantilever signal is standing just west of this spot.

A bunch of coal and coke trains sit tied down at the west end of the yard.

The yard job works on shoving back a cut of cars, as some other various power sits waiting for its next assignment.

Coal empties prepare to snake through Portsmouth. The N&W CPLs here are living out their last days as new signals are in place awaiting the cut over. Note the old style S semaphore box still bei... (more)