The I&O head into Columbus on the Logan Sub, with the late evening light reflecting off the nose of the engine.

A leased Santa Fe 5000-series locomotive is readied for service at the PRR facility in Columbus. The oil tank cars on the right were brought in for fueling these oil-burners, PRR used coal exclus... (more)

Heading west on the Sandusky District with two UP SD70M's for power, the conductor waves to the the railfans gathered behind the camera, at the Cooke Rd railfan hotspot.

NS 863 heads east on the Sandusky District, up on the Fairgrounds Viaduct, as the clouds begin to break up in the evening.

As the sun sets, the CSX Q311 with a SD50 leading, heads up the CSX Scottslawn Sub, running next to the Franklinton flood wall, with Downtown Columbus rising in the background.

A relatively long 218 crosses the CSX Columbus Line Sub at the Worthington diamonds.

The westbound 379 knocks down the clear signal up on the old PRR bridge, as it continues its trip west on the Dayton District.

Heading west through Downtown Columbus, the OCS heads over the Scoto River bridge, on a gloomy Saturday evening.

The NS 379 stops for a crew change, while the eastbound NS 116 streaks by.

Right before sunset, the Ohio Central crew pulls up to Moler St to hand this coal train back to NS, while the NS crew takes their belongings out of there cab, to prepare to take this train from Co... (more)

Unlike the Santa Fe Texas-types, PRR's coal-burning 2-10-4's (PRR Class J1a) could fit on the table as their tenders were shorter. #6494 was assigned to the Columbus terminal for Sandusky coal se... (more)

Disregarding that PRR eye candy on the right, the purpose of this view was to demonstrate how the Santa Fe engines were accomodated on the turntable. They were so lengthy (123'+) special extender... (more)

Captured in the late light of August 14, 1956, ATSF 5034 shows evidence of frequent use and hard Ohio water. With her bell clanging the Hostler backs her to the house, passing a future Pennsy die... (more)

OHCR 4602, in faded CSX paint, heads north through the diamonds at LM Cabin as a bit of the Columbus skyline blurs in the background. This regular SD40 was built in 1970 for the L&N and according... (more)

Here's a ground-level view of the pit at Columbus and leased Santa Fe 5034. PRR steam is seen in the background, their version of the 2-10-4, also used in Sandusky coal service. The Santa Fe eng... (more)