Rain continues to fall as northbound J772 approaches the semaphores at the south end of Orleans on the final day of April.

Delays can be good.... After having some issues with the lead engine and a meet with 261, eastbound 306 is back on the move a few short minutes before sunset at Oakwood on the former Nickel Plate... (more)

Spouting a signature cloud of ALCo smoke, 1315 performs a runby for photographers at Southern Appalachia Railway Museum's ALCo Photo Freight Weekend.

In a deadhead move to the Kentucky Derby, Norfolk Southern's office car train makes its way west on the Fort Wayne Line just before the clouds rolled in for good. Special thanks to Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD F9(A)
Location: East of Lucas, Ohio, USA
Locomotive #: NS 4271
Train ID: NS 955
Photo Date: April 24, 2009

Garrett local power leads Q508 east across the Maumee River on a cloudless spring morning. View the video here.

Seven month old 8010 has this long junk freight almost back up to track speed just west of Wawaka after waiting for traffic ahead to clear. Must be quite the change of pace from helper service on... (more)

It's just another busy day on the Chicago Line as eastbound 20E roars past the NYC depot at Delta. For a video of this scene, click he... (more)

NS has recently changed their operating pattern for the Lima District with a pair of turn jobs that swap trains at Findlay instead of one train that covers the entire route. Here we see westbound... (more)

1315 glows in the setting sun before heading out for a night photo session.

Beautifully restored L&N 1315 poses for a night photo session at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum. Special thanks to Steve Barry for the Lumedyne lighting.

Elephant-style AC44s lead Q507 past the north end of Tontogany siding on a spring-like afternoon. Click here for a video of this scene.... (more)

Dynamics whining, a pair of late-model SD70MACs split the blades on the north side of Crawfordsvile with a loaded grain train. Click he... (more)

Having crossed the I&O diamond, L74 is closing in on its destination of South Lima Yard. One more obstacle is in their way: a short stretch of trackage rights on CSX from NS Tower to Erie Jct. H... (more)

Sign of the times....Fostoria-Lima local L74 passes a long string of stored RailBox cars at the west end of Beaverdam Siding while traffic on parallel I-75 rushes by.

Morning sun finds an eastbound W&LE trackage rights train trundling across the CSX Toledo Branch at "KIRK." Up until recently, this train ran three days a week to interchange with the I&O at Lim... (more)