The MAW's former Illinois Central Paducah rebuild sits by the depot in Defiance on a quiet evening in the yard.
With Okolona *very* slowly receding in the background the MAW 'leans into it' in a whole different way as they leave town.
Suffering from decades of deferred maintenance the Maumee & Western slowly rolls along their dilapidated mainline east of Okolona leaning so far at times I'm amazed the whole train didn't tip over... (more)
The eastbound train from Defiance waits for the crew to arrive. Before they can go into town, the maintenance crew will have to clear up, as some much needed track work is being done with rail and... (more)
It isn't often you see a Yellowbonnet and a Death-star in the same place, but that's just what you'll find when you visit the MAW.
The MAW's Defiance-Napoleon turn heads eastbound through Okolona at a thrilling speed of 5mph, and would go on to derail just east of town.
The Maumee & Western creeps westbound through Okolona after switching customers in Napoleon. The hirail truck usually follows the train, and watches it over the worst sections of track...not that... (more)
Near the end of their workday, the M&W works Interstate Cold Storage on Napoleon's east side.
Typically bad shortline track leaves both Maumee & Western No. 3 and a hopper car leaning in different directions. Scanned from a slide.
If you think this looks bad you should of seen the power they had before this. Johns Manville is the biggest shipper on this line.
Nikon N80, 75-240mm f/4.5-5.6 AF-D Zoom-Nikkor, Fuji Provia 100
