Quite the variety of power is pulling the day's excursion from Rockside to Akron Northside. Alco RS-18 1822 and FLNX FL9 484 are on the south side, with the B&O-painted FPA4 800 bringing up the t... (more)
Rockside-Akron train 51 sails southbound into the Akron corporation limit by Smith Road. If you look closely, you can see a rainbow appearing in the mist from the fountain.
Southbound train 51 takes on the bridge spanning the Cuyahoga River, just short of the station stop in Peninsula.
Train 52 heads north after making it's quick station stop at Brecksville. This unit is riding at the rear of the train.
Train 51 heads south towards the station at Peninsula, with an MLW-built RS18 at the point. At the rear is an MLW M424. The train is seen here passing over the Cuyahoga River.
A big train on this nice fall day required a somewhat rare double header on the Valley- CVSR RS18 #1822 and C420 #365. I hope the Alco smoke didn't cloud the view out of the dome windows!
