Steam once again returns to the Cuyahoga Valley, thanks to the generosity of the Ohio Central. Here OC 1293 rubs shoulders with the humble Cuyahoga river through the village of Peninsula.

After completing the first paying run of the week, Ohio Central 1293 did a short run-by at Howe Meadow. My 4 year old enjoyed the ride, and I was able to convince several people to "relocate" to ... (more)

OHCR 7063, and 7064 pull today's Buckeye turn into Columbus this afternoon.

CBT-17 running elephant style passes by Phillipi Rd.

CBT-17 waits by its signal to come off of the Ohio Central panhandle line onto the NS Dayton District.

This is the only time where the East Columbus Local had something Ohio Central painted on it, normally it just has two Super 7's still in Conrail paint.

OC 1293 moseys past Armco Fields adjacent to large OC customer AK Steel on its way home to Morgan Run after a circle tour of OC's lines to Columbus.

A sort of last hurrah for Ohio Central steam as 1293 makes its way back to Morgan Run after a circle tour of the OC's lines to Columbus. There is at least one more chance for "mainline" steam on t... (more)

The first train through after a heavy snow, Ohio Central tunnel motor 4025 leads the GLT coal loads along the pseudo street running in Dresden on a gloomy winter day.

The end is near for OHCR 7883. The pug-nosed brute once hauled fast freight over Sherman Hill, now it is parked on a little used siding being parted out and scrapped.

A later than normal CBT 17 heads out of downtown on the NS Dayton district with 27 cars to drop off in Buckeye yard.

A pair of B36-7's lead Ohio Central train NPT as it returns to home rails after interchanging with CSX at Columbus.

The OHCR train to Apex is almost clear of the connection now, as a Fairmont speeder looks on. The crew on the speeder came up from Hopedale on the Ohi-Rail, and stayed here to watch the 4029 head ... (more)

OHCR is on the tail end of the Apex train which is about to reverse up the connection to the ex-Ohi-Rail now OHCR line to Apex. The line is still Ohi-Rail (including the bridge in the background)... (more)

OHCR 4023 and 4029 switch the Mingos and the Warwicks out from the Apex cars before heading up to Apex with 20-25 loads of trash. The ex-Ohi-Rail now OHCR line to Apex is in the foreground.