In the 1970s the C&O handled a lot of piggy-back traffic for Dow Chemical at Midland's Dean yard. Today the ramp sees only an occasional military load for the local National Gaurd.

Railfans check out MIGNs ex D&H RF-16 1216, to the left is RS-3 1601 ex SOU and to the right is ex CNW RS-3 1617.

Coming off the Saginaw-Ludington main C&O GP7 5821 slows to pick up orders at Mershon Jct before entering ex PC trackage for the short trip through town to Paines Jct. At Paines the train will tra... (more)

3 CNW C628s share the roundhouse with re-engined BLW DRS-6-6-1500 1506 & a MILW Geep.

My bike in front of my ride. Back in 1975 when I was 15, I spent many hours riding with the yard crew.

Stored MP U30Cs & SD40s.

C&O GP35 3534 leads a GP35 & GP7 E. bound out of Midland MI

TSBY chopped nose RS-1 2394 ex ATSF

The SDL39 was a branch line diesel built only for the Milwakee Road. To save weight the units used export C trucks and a Turbo-charged 12 cylinder engine.

C&O GP30 3018 with a very short local on what is now a Rail-Trail.

The old and the new, JNR SHINKANSEN & the overnight Blue Train, back in 1973.

Built in 1955 C&O GP9 5954 was still in it's original paint in 1977.