Sunset is fast approaching as eastbound Q158 grinds through the S-curve at Blue Grass Cut.

Fresh morning snow clings to everything and a thin mist hangs in the air as Q389 rolls past the Armbruster Farm west of Holgate behind a pair of mismatched CSX motors.

With all work complete, southbound D743 sprints back to Lima behind a matching road slug set. Derelict XN Tower sits in the background, just to the right of the B&O cantilever.

The sound of cicadas nearly drowns out the roar of two Canadian Pacific engines as they roll into Butler on a peaceful summer evening.

Two catfish sandwich a UP GEVO as a lengthy 205 blasts through CP 342 on the west side of Bryan. The three-headed bracket mast on the right is one of just a handful left between Toledo and Elkhart... (more)

With four cars bound for the Ottawa Loop, IORY 4083 south passes the often-photographed barn, or rather what's left of it, at Prentiss.

Dusk settles over Pemberville as the hulking three-track signal bridge stands guard at the W.E. of Pemberville center siding. Before too long, darkness will fall and the dispatcher will line a wes... (more)

A muggy day on the Northern finds grain loads bound for North Carolina rolling through Grays Branch behind a trio of CSX workhorses. Sadly, the C&O signals here were removed later on in 2011 as CS... (more)

Eastbound Q394 crosses U.S. 23 as the conductor calls out a clear indication at Longley, one of my personal favorite locations on the former C&O. Code line, C&O signals, and a bright red barn make... (more)

After meeting L163, eastbound Q380 throttles up as they pass through the control point at East Defiance in white-out conditions.

Empties bound for Russell bang across the diamond at SA Cabin behind a CP/CITX SD40-2 duo. This sort of power isn't all that common on an empty coal train, let alone any train on the former C&O.

Snow continues to fall as westbound 11K gets back on the move at Pettisville after waiting for a couple eastbounds to get by. Leading the train are a trio of GP60's and two GE's.

A full moon is rising and the green lights of a classic B&O CPL are flashing as northbound Q236 approaches the signal at Deshler Reservoir. This indication is a slow clear, and the IP Dispatcher h... (more)

Three of the Bessemer's finest charge southbound with 70+ loads of ore. The scene at Branchton is completed by the ancient pole line and signal bridge. Note that this signal bridge is the only com... (more)

One of the Helm units currently on lease to CSX teams up with an EMD brother to power a short 18-car Q368 east through rural northwest Ohio. The leader was built by EMD for Burlington Northern in ... (more)