Breaking the silence for a few moments, the 18M heads east through Pickaway County on a decent winter afternoon.
The winter wheat beginning to grow adds a little color to what would otherwise be a mostly colorless countryside, while a westbound coal train heads up the NS Columbus District.
A short 18M heads past the endless farmland, as it passes though Elmwood.
A very long NS 234, wraps around the bend, as it heads east on the Columbus District in the late evening.
NS 218 passes by the already harvested fields, as the trees begin to show some fall color.
Westbound NS 233 heads past the MP 668 signals, on its way up to Columbus to do a setoff and pickup. Even though NS has replaced most all the CPL's on the Columbus district, this area is all still... (more)
NS 292 with a single Dash 9 for power passes a freshly harvested field of wheat just before sunset.
The GE's on NS coke train 866 can take a breather after topping Kingston Hill a couple miles back. Today's train and crew beat the hill without the need to call the dispatcher to use notches 7 or ... (more)
Norfolk, VA to Chicago, IL intermodal train 233 makes it's way west at Elmwood, OH. The new signals have only been in service two months and are the latest sign that this district is a part of the... (more)
