The OCS, NS 953 passes over the small Bixby Rd bridge on its way through Columbus in the early afternoon.

A group of railfans hanging out by Poplar St greet the westbound CSX train on the Willard Sub, and prepare to do the same for the eastbound that would show up a few minutes later.

Running parallel to US 23, NS 233 heads west up the Columbus district, The CPL in the background at Cook Rd is one of the only remaining CPL's left on the Columbus District.

A fast moving train kicks up some dust in a freshly ballasted area where the new main for the intermodal terminal are being constructed next to Duvall Grain & Feed.

A westbound CSX train passes under the old C&O AC tower signals by Center St. just after sunset.

With stored NS cars in the foreground, the only part of Buckeye Yard that is still open, is CSX's Van Yard. A lone GP40-2 sits coupled to a string of well cars.

One of the slug sets sits with a cut of cars just outside of Buckeye Yard. The master is a SD38-2, 3821.

The Camp Chase heads back from Buckeye Yard with the cars they picked up from NS, with a little bit of snow on the ground, and the CCRA 1501 wearing a gray tarp to keep warm.

A new KCS engine still in primer sits idle at Cooke Rd. on the NS Sandusky line.

The engineer of 234 and the trainmaster talk by the farm crossing for a few minutes, before they inspect something on the lead engine.

Steve Mosley takes his his shot of 234 as it rolls though the Cooke Rd crossing.

The helpers on the rear of NS 852, which is on its way to head across the Ohio Central Panhandle line, passes by the standing water by Moler St.

The new signal bridge on the south side of Watkins yard is almost complete, while 234 picks up the rest of its train.

The Columbus bound CSX Q123 passes a cut of cars sitting on the siding, as RP contributor Brandon Townley works on getting ... (more)

I wonder why this train has a red flag on the front.