Eastbound intermodal NS 22K passes through Cleveland, OH as it continues it's journey to Mechanicville, NY and the Pan Am Railway system. Off to the right are the tracks for Cleveland's commuter r... (more)

A short Wheeling and Lake Erie local pulls across the steel trestle at the north end of AC&Y junction in order to clear the turnout behind. Once the turnout was switched, the train would reverse b... (more)

A pair of EMD GP35s in the classic Wheeling & Lake Erie speed lettering livery cross the trestle at the northern end of AC&Y junction. Just behind me is an old wooden trestle and the old right of ... (more)

A westbound CSX intermodal train soars high above the landscape below, crossing the "Marcy Trestle" just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. The trestle was built in 1907 for the New York Centra... (more)

A westbound trio of "tiger SD40-2s lead an empty hopper train through a series of s-curves just outside of downtown Akron. This particular Wheeling and Lake Erie train can be seen most evenin... (more)

The evening westbound freight out of Brittain yard in Akron rolls on under N Arlington Street and the "Freedom Trail", the green spring leaves providing a fresh canopy.

A lone SD40-3 switches tirelessly in the center of the WLE's Brewster yard. Over the course of many hours, this locomotive would be the only one moving in the entire facility, later to be joined b... (more)

"Outdoor Recreation" Under the guise of outdoor recreation, I decided to take the beautiful afternoon as an opportunity to get out of the house and enjoy a hobby. After all, those wh... (more)

A Wheeling and Lake Erie train, led by a "tiger" SD40-2 ducks through the tunnel under the CSX New Castle Sub in Akron, Ohio. The tangle of tracks in this area are a headache to figure o... (more)

"The Earthworm", as it is affectionately known, creeps it's way through Ravenna, Ohio under a speed restriction because of malfunctioning crossing gates. A foreigner around these parts, ... (more)

An eastbound CSX autorack train glides under the walkway of The University of Akron Buckingham Building right in the heart of downtown Akron. This building was built in 1950 as Akron's 3rd Union... (more)

Sometimes you are fortunate as a railfan, others you aren't. On this particular day, I was fortunate. I had a little extra available time on a sunny Sunday afternoon, so I figured I would go somew... (more)

A newly rebuilt NS AC44C6M with a sharp coat of paint leads an intermodal train east into Ravenna, OH, as some snow still lingers from a "far-too-early" snow storm.

A high-priority NS intermodal train, carrying mostly UPS trailers, races West through Ravenna Ohio. An early winter storm creates a winter wonderland in the night as the train displaces the gracef... (more)

A CSX autorack train flies through Ravenna with just a solo leader as the fall color paints the eastern Ohio countryside. The lead locomotive appears to have been on pusher duty at one time as it ... (more)