Bult as SOU, then to NS and now working the quite hill country of Eastern Ohio.

Very rarely do trains use this line. But today was an exception. Norfolk Southern delivered to Ohi-Rail a string of empty coal hoppers to store on this line. The train was run by two ex-Amtrak F40... (more)

Ohi-Rail 5032 and 54 sit outside the shops. The two ex-Norfolk Southern GP38-2's were being started and checked over for work around Minerva. Ohi-Rail has a very neat selection of motive power, wh... (more)

A recently purchased GP38-2 sits in Minerva with a variety of other locomotives.

OHI-Rail #54 sits in the shops being worked on. Former Ohio Central GP10 #7547.

Former Y&S (Youngstown & Southern) locomotive. On this nice morning the Engineer comes off to do his morning locomotive inspections.

Some of Ohi-Rail's more interesting equipment in Minerva.

An Ohi-Rail S2 moves several cars of scrap thru downtown Minerva.

Ohi-Rail S2 #101 working at South Minerva in September 1998.

Ohi-Rail drags a cut of cars away from the NS interchange. The NS Cleveland Line can be seen in the background.

A pair of former Timken plant switchers rest in the Ohi Rail yard at Minerva. Numerous other locomotives are stored here, including a small fleet of E units.

Apparently this has happened before, as the (former) GM's wife was telling us that this used to be a tunnel and it was daylighted but problems still occur. This was back when Ohi-Rail was under t... (more)

Former Fairport,Painesville,and Eastern unit on the "Piney Fork Line".

An Ohi-Rail switcher pulls a cut of cars past the cemetery in downtown Minerva.