The sun comes out for a second to light up the nose of OHCR 2175, as the conductor prepares to cut the power from the train, so they can cut more power into the consist. They will be returning to... (more)
NS 18M shoves back to the light side of Watkins yard, under the CP Whisman signals.
NS 8809 with mismatched number boards leads a short NS 234 today, all the stacks will be set off a few more miles east of here, at the Rickenbacker intermodal terminal.
A single ES44DC moving at a good rate of speed, pulls a train of empty hoppers by the Rohr Rd overpass.
Stored cars and locomotives fill the view of NS Buckeye Yard these days.
NS 375 heads around one of the bends on the Western Branch, on track two, while track one shows off its fall crop of weeds growing on it.
A grain train passes by the westbound MP 132 signal at Cooke Rd shortly after dark, on a nice clear night.
Q310 with CSXT lightning bolt 142 for power today heads east on the Northern Sub.
Heading down the Western Branch, NS 375 passes by the billboard for Uncle Sam's Pawn shop.
The conductor takes a ride on this somewhat recently painted high hood GP38-2, as they head back to throw a couple switches so NS 375 can pull out of Watkins Yard.
NS 375 heads up the grade by Harper Rd, with a SD50 still in Conrail paint in the lead.
NS 375 heads out of Watkins Yard onto the Western Branch, and around the bend, with a SD70M-2 and a Dash 9 for power.
After interchanging with NS and CSX in Columbus, the Parsons-Watkins Turn rolls back east on the former B&O/PRR C&N Subdivision
A westbound grain train passes over the Olentangy River, State Route 315, and Twin Rivers Drive as it heads up the Columbus sub in the late evening light.
2 ES44DCs bring a matched set of DETX coal hoppers north and onto the diamonds at LM Cabin
