Q636 poses behind a pile of bricks that was once home to the Marion Power Shovel company.

In some sweet evening light, Q636 slows to a stop and will wait for the congestion between Harpster and Acton to clear before proceeding north.

NS L3A pulls forward with a cut of cars ready for transport. This area was once a busy place and home to Springfield's largest freight yard. Today the turntables, roundhouses and shop buildings ar... (more)

NS 117 passing some red Roses next to the main line in downtown.

After meeting NS 170 at Brookes, 117 is now rolling down grade towards Springfield at a good clip.

NS 180 rolls east past the junction with the I&O. This location is called CP 182. Part of downtown Springfield can be seen in the background.

As the last light shines on, CSX GP40 6040 backs across Stockyard Rd in Bellefontaine to pick up some mow cars setting on a side track.

Q349 slowly creeps by the grain elevator in Quincy, Ohio.

Q366 passes by a bean field just outside DeGraff.

NS 170 snakes it way through downtown Springfield on a quiet Wednesday morning. Note: This crossing is one of the silent crossings in downtown. No train horns, not even a bell.

Double Stack train 233 just north of Kingston, Ohio. The rolling foothills of southern Ohio can be seen in the background.

Hot Intermodal train 218 hustles UPS trailers east on the Columbus District. This popular location is known as Higby.

After a long 4 year wait, I finally got to see and photograph these F9's in daylight. Seen here working the OCS towards AC Tower.

A rare High Nose SD40 leads a work train towards Bellevue on the busy Sandusky District.

Sunset over NS's Dayton District. These Safetrans signals protect the west end of Brookes Siding.