Slapping branches, moving 20 directions at once, splashing through water and mud, MAW 4 arrives in Defiance as it passes under Clinton Street. Those branches not only block my camera, they block ... (more)

The lights burn in the old Wabash Depot, now the Maumee and Western Office in Defiance, Ohio. The long unused elevator in the background is currently being prepped for demolition.

Maumee and Western 16 slowly leaves Defiance in her wake at a crawl as she takes her train East towards Napoleon, Ohio. The brush and bramble is not just the camera angle, it is really what the li... (more)

CNUR 5 works the Johns Manville Plant in Defiance, Ohio on the Maumee and Western. The old industrial building just lends itself well to a cold, drab, rainy day.

With a handful of cars in tow, the MAW's ex-Illinois Central geep crosses the Maumee River in Defiance on a beautiful spring afternoon. Arps Dairy sits in the background, overlooking the muddy Mau... (more)

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)

Leaning every which way, the westbound MAW freight crawls through the backyards of Napoleon as they approach the busy crossing at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and West Washington Street.

After assembling their train on the east side of town, the MAW's westbound train to Defiance rolls through downtown Napoleon on a perfect spring afternoon. To see what this scene looked like in 19... (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)

Death Star meets Yellowbonnet and it's not in Illinois. MAW 16 and CNUR 5 are both getting use today as the engineer hops from locomotive to locomotive to complete moves at the MAW yards in Defia... (more)

A warm and sunny evening finds the westbound MAW freight tied down just west of Jewell with the ex-IC Paducah rebuild and a handful of cars. Time is running out for the MAW, as poor track conditio... (more)

A monster train (by MAW standards) slowly makes it's way through the village of Jewell. Poor maintenance has caused this former Wabash line to fall into the state it is today. (Notice how much the... (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)

A quiet evening on the west side of Defiance finds two of the MAW's engines resting next to the depot, awaiting Monday mornings work.

A pair of MAW engines bask in the evening sunlight on a heated summer evening.