With an upturn in the economy, leasers are slowly making a comeback, mainly on NS. However, many CSX ethanol trains now feature power from CITX almost daily, along with DME and ICE power.

Cyclists ride their bikes up alongside the southbound train out of Independence as it slows to a stop in Peninsula. Thanks to the "Bike the Trail-Ride the Rail" program offered by the CVSR, cycli... (more)

Road freight 19A ducks under the NYC signal bridge at CP 192, with 417's headlight visible in the distance. The Cleveland Terminal Dispatcher gave the crew a heads-up that another 19A was crossin... (more)

The Wheeling stone train awaits a crew by the AC&Y interchange at Summit Street with a former KCS SD40-2 on the point.

The engineer on Q114 offers a friendly wave as he blasts the horn repeatedly through Berea, passing BE tower on the right. Second in consist is CSXT 7493, one of three C40-8's still dawning Conra... (more)

In Berea, you used to be able to expect high priority van trains like Q160 to charge through at 60mph. Due to a shoofly at both Columbia Road and Eastland Road, though, most trains only reach a s... (more)

The Canton train has just departed Akron Northside Station, its return trip south now underway. The remnants of the B&O's Valley Yard are seen alongside the mainline.

The CVSR's number 12 train emerges from the trees and shoots across Furnace Run, a tributary to the Cuyahoga River.

Now just west of the lowest point on the mainline in the Cuyahoga Valley, ahead of Q394 lies an uphill battle from Akron "Hill" Yard to the former site of "East XN Siding."

Once an all-Conrail interlocking, the only thing Conrail on the scene today is the Conrail Historical Society's tent for their first "Railthon" event, a 36 hour outing in Berea.

The CVSR Canton train makes its final run to Akron for the day. Engines on each end of the train make for easy push-pull service between destinations.

The ABC Railway "Kent Fest" excursion train sits outside the Pufferbelly Restaurant, waiting to depart for the 4:30 trip.

CVSR engine 800 looks to be right at home on former B&O rails, as seen here where the CT&V Subdivision passes underneath the CSX New Castle Subdivision at AY Tower.

A mighty AC6000CW charges westbound toward Donahue Road after making quick work of South Byron Hill. Nothing dares to compare to the roar of a "Super 60" at track speed.

Looking westward from the Route 4 overpass, one can have a look at any power that Bellevue has to put on outbound trains. The selection of power can include leasers and foreign power on any given ... (more)