Northbound loads arrive in Maysville, Ky.

Loaded TTI northbound minutes from Maysville, KY.

Helpers on the end of a loaded TTI coal train heading for Maysville.

Southbound empties on a beautiful March day are south of Lewisburg, KY.

Southbound empties on a beautiful March day following Strodes Run pike south of Maysville, Ky.

The grass is still green, but most of the color has been stripped from the trees at Mance. On this warm fall afternoon one of the elder members of CSX's GE family leads a short work train west aro... (more)

The Ohio Central Buckeye turn heads through town with 53 cars for NS today

The OC crew is early today getting in and out of Buckeye yard with no delay, but a two hour wait is ahead of them downtown before they can get onto home rails.

TTI coal train at Maysville, KY behind three older GEs.

While waiting for the eastbound Cardinal to take me home a nice southbound lashup rolls by.Running long hood forward one of six of Southern's B36-7's is in charge for its run south.

Trio of "Tote Boats" awaiting their next assignment

Immediately after the break-up of Conrail, strange power lashups could be found on the Bailey Helper. Here a B36-7, GP38-2, GP40, B23-7S combo shoves a loaded coal train to the summit.

An ex Seaboard B36-7 ducks under an old ACL signal bridge at Contentnea

Tail end just clearing old Baer Jct, passing MofW equipment on main 1 and a switch job servicing the scrap yard, the 3 B36-7s, 1 B30-7 (the "quad 7s") and SD40T-2 are about to squeeeeeell and turn... (more)