With some hit and miss lighting, westbound loaded coal train U936 heads up the Northern Sub, through Ross County, with a decent amount of coal dust blowing off.

With Higby Rd curving off to the left, the NS 218 heads the opposite direction, as it heads east on the Columbus District.

With empties bound for Russell, KY from the Toledo Docks, CSX 493 brings train E437 east on the former C&O Northern Subdivision.

Heading around one of the many curves in this area, NS 423 heads down the single track portion of the Columbus District.

A westbound coke train heads off of the single main, and down main two as it heads though Lunbeck.

NS Chicago to Norfolk intermodal train 234 rolls under the CSX Northern Subdivision just north of Chillicothe, OH. The CPL to the left has since been replaced by a color light signal in another lo... (more)

The highest priority train on the Columbus District, UPS train 218 heads though Renick Yard on its way though Chillicothe.

CSXT 840 leads an eastbound train on the Northern Sub over US 35.

A westbound coal train heads out from under the Musgrove Rd overpass, passing a large field of soy beans in the late evening light.

NS rack train 29Z rolls eastbound over Paint Creek and by the foundations of the former N&W steam era water stop at Renick.

NS 218 passes under the large bridge that carries the CSX Northern Sub over the NS Columbus District. A CPL once stood just in front of the bridge, all that is left of it now is it's base.

With a blanket of fog protecting the area from a hard freeze, NS train 186 rolls down the Scioto River valley just after sunrise on a cold October morning.

Q310 knocks down the signal for KN Cabin, and lets out a little smoke as it heads east on the Northern Sub.

Q310 pulls out from the center siding at Vauces onto the main, as they work on leaving a cut of cars on the siding.

A couple weeks ago this field was full of soy beans waiting for harvest, now it is just an open field, waiting for the next growing season.