Southbound 19K roars uphill through a sea of corn and soybeans as the train climbs away from North Manchester. It's scenes like this that keep me coming back to the Marion Branch.

Bound for Peru, southbound 19K curves into Silver Lake behind a sextet of elephant style locomotives.

NS southbound 19K gets back underway at CP 35 with a freshly repainted ex-Conrail unit in charge.

With three brand new Ferrosur GE's in tow, southbound 19K climbs out of Warsaw and passes a small farm at milepost 28 on the Marion District.

An impressive lashup of six elephant style units leads 19K south as they split the Pennsy lights at CP 19. Three brand new Ferrosur GE's are in tow.

Three of the usual suspects are in charge of 19K as they pass the signal at Yost on the south side of Goshen.

It's business as usual on Hickory Street in Warsaw as 19K rolls through town. Truly, this is a "two way street."

Southbound 19K climbs the hill at the south end of the siding at Speicherville. Ah, the sound of four EMD 60-series products howling up the hill. Music to my ears.

NS 19K just begins to gain speed, as it negotiates the curves south of Goshen and CP3, on its run down the Marion Branch.

The engineer of 19K gives a friendly wave as the train rolls down Hickory Street in Warsaw.

Southbound 19K enters the street running in Warsaw behind four examples of EMD's "60" series.

The sound of dynamic breaks echoes through the bland farmlands of Rich Valley as 19K closes in on a crew change in Peru.

Southbound 19K disturbs the quiet Saturday afternoon life of Warsaw as they roll down Hickory Street at a brisk 25 mph.

After waiting for congestion to clear in Wabash, southbound 19K gets rolling again at CP 54 led by a quartet of EMD 60's. They sure sounded good pulling the train up the hill! Taken on private pro... (more)

Southbound 19K rounds the famous curve at Silver Lake with a quartet of EMD 60's (three SD60's and a GP60) in charge. The railroad Gods were smiling upon us this time!