It's a race, Q637 makes it to the diamond, crossing the Mt. Victory Sub before NS 44N, which can be seen in the background. Q637 will not be in the lead for too much longer, as it is going a bit s... (more)

NS 186 passes the old CPL as it rolls east on the Sandusky District through Marion.

A bit of traffic begins to gather to wait for the westbound NS W05 to pass though the Center St grade crossing.

A NS welder is welding on the diamond as a light rain falls.

An eastbound train on the Sandusky District pass by a pile of scrap metal in the background, and passes the old CPL, as it heads though Marion.

304 passes through Marion with UP 8257, CSXT 7645, HLCX 7835, HLCX 7901, HLCX 8141, HLCX 7838, and HLCX 7912. This power came from Elkhart the previous day and seems that the HLCX engines are goi... (more)

Heading under the old C&O signals that protect the Marion Diamond, a single GEVO pulls Q637 east on the Columbus Sub.

Heading from Cleveland to Columbus, Q123 crosses the NS Sandusky district on the CSX Mt. Victory Sub, with CSXT lightning bolt 212 in the lead.

Traffic comes to a stop on Center St, as NS 304 heads though the crossing, and passes the old NW CPL signals that protect the diamond.

With a little luck, the sun kept shining as Q377 rounds the bend, and rejoins the eastbound main, while the clouds block the sun from shining on the grain elevator in the background.

These two signals work together to protect the CSX diamonds at Marion

A welder works on the NS crossing of the CSX ex Big Four line at Marion, OH. The bright sunshine is misleading, the temperature struggled to reach 20 degrees on this day and with the winchill i... (more)

A CSX Detroit Edison coal train charges northbound through Marion, and past the site of MD Cabin, which now serves as a CSX Storage facility. The top of the depot in Marion can be seen in the back... (more)

CSXT Q377-28 is at MP 105 on the CSX Mount Victory Subdivision. This the first spot to the west of Marion, where the line becomes single track. *Also, as a note - I have heard that this entire lin... (more)