It's a beautiful spring afternoon as an eastbound oil train thunders through the flatlands.

Norfolk Southern's 8100 leads CSX K042 through Willard, Ohio. I took this photo while I was stopped along the street, before I chased it east.

CSX SD80MAC leads Q010 past a small house off of Boughton Rd near Willard, Ohio.

Yard switcher 8258 shuffles a deck of BNSF autoracks.

Q375 gets underway from Willard.

Tacked onto the tail end of Q380 (and causing air problems after making a pick up) several brand new MTA commuter cars bring up the markers as Q380 finally leaves Willard.

A UP ACe and an old UP C40-8 bring Q390 into Willard Yard in which it does not run anymore.

The BNSF powered train CSX Q389 leaving the Willard Terminal headed for Chicago

CSX manifest Q389 with it's all BNSF power awaits clearance to leave the Willard Terminal having just finished building the train