A westbound coal drag has just knocked the "distant" signal to "Cloggsville" down as she is about to cross The Cuyahoga River on the old NKP viaduct that crosses The Cleveland Flats.

It's easy to understand in this view that coal has been a major commodity for railroads since day one, seen here is empty coal train 572 (left) passing the tail end of loaded coal train 416.

A pair of Warbonnets in charge of the daily Chicago to Selkirk mixed bag.

With its work complete and fuel tanks topped off, eastbound Q380-05 departs Cleveland bound for Selkirk, New York.

A CSX train routed onto the Lakefront Line at Collinwood tiptoes by on track 1 just west of CP 192 and will soon be back on home rails at CP 194, Berea. Note NS 21G on track 2 doing track speed to... (more)

With the derailment at Ashtabula all cleaned up a westbound intermodal blows by at track speed on "Turkey Shoot Day" 2006.

The rear end of a very heavy coal drag crests the summit of the Alleghenies and will soon feel the effects of the 2.1% grade of the "slide".

Westbound 227 passes under the signals at 114. Note, this is one of but a couple of signal masts that have cab signal targets mounted with the way side signals. The cab signal board would be the c... (more)

CSX daily Selkirk NY-Salem IL train is seen here leaving Berea and entering Olmsted Falls on a hot summer evening.

The first of many horses seen today still in Conrail paint knocks the signal down on a beautiful Thanksgiving Day 2006.

The daily Marysville-Cleveland rack train is but a few miles from its destination as she slows to a stop to let a couple of westbounds through the single tracked Cleveland Tunnels.

A PPX unit coal drag holds for a signal to continue her journey down the mountain toward Altoona and the old Pennsy Bald Eagle branch.

The Water Gap Special heads east approching Slateford Junction where one of the Alcos will be cut from the headend and coupled to the rear for the return trip to East Stroudsburg.

A birds eye view of the helpers shoving on the rear of a westbound mixed bag.

On a beautiful winter day a westbound coal drag glides across the old NYC&STL viaduct better known as The Nickel Plate Road.