With engineer Aaron Border at the throttle, IORY 4083 drags 24 loads of pig iron north past Hoy Cemetery near Malinta.

IORY 4071 sets in Springfield yard on Christmas day. The DT&I coal tower rises tall in background.

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.

With 64 loads of corn at the drawbar, engineer Aaron Border has his single SD40-2 moving at track speed coming out of Malinta. This small town was once home to a busy freight yard and also feature... (more)

One of CN's locals is heading back toward Flat Rock under the old arches on the DT&I in Allen Park with loaded autoracks from the Ford Rouge Plant.

CF&E 3889 brings up the rear of a southbound passenger excursion as it crosses the Mad River Bridge located on the north side of Springfield

Indiana and Ohio Railway 4082 brings a cut of grain cars South for interchange with CSX at Hamler, Ohio

Engineer and well-known RP contributor Aaron Border shows off his favorite drink as he guides the second section of a grain train south across the CSX diamond. Once clear of the switch, he will sh... (more)

With fellow RP contributor Aaron Border at the throttle, IORY 4082 leads 64 loaded grain cars south on former DT&I jointed rail. The train will be interchanged to CSX in Hamler, Ohio.

IORY 4070 a SD40T-2 rests in Springfield Yard on a beautiful fall day as the old DT&I Coal tower stands tall in the background.

CBNS GP50 #5007 pulls up next to a string of hoppers in I&O's Springfield Yard.

Shortly after dawn, I&O's Lima-Delta turn job rumbles south near Leipsic with 57 cars and a pair of SD40-2s.

A motley assortment of RailAmerica EMD power leads a short southbound just north of Leipsic. The Lima-Delta turn job died at Delta earlier in the morning, and was recrewed by the Lima-Springfield... (more)

An Indiana & Ohio SD40-2 basks in the morning sunlight in Delta, OH.