The CSX and Wheeling both service this huge rock quarries at Carey. The National Lime and Stone Company operates both quarries. Both have their own units to load trains full of rock aggregates. T... (more)

CSX has a few trains parked west of Defiance on main #2. Meanwhile a intermodal train rolls west on main #1 around traffic. This is the CSX Garrett Sub. The BNSF power is on train I171 that is bou... (more)

A rail train bound for points south rolls thru Defiance at sunset on the CSXT Garrett Sub. The train crosses the Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad. The old signals protect the diamond with the... (more)

Here the H795 just got done meeting Q151 at Lemoyne, and now heads into Walbridge Yard. Love the repaint SD40-2 for a leader and ex-C&O signals. The train is heading for yards in and around Toledo... (more)

A lumbering freight train slowly pokes along the CSX Pemberville Sub south of Toledo. The train is a few miles from Fostoria. Pretty sad to see all the old C&O signals gone from this famed route o... (more)

Today's I168 passes thru Deshler in the morning hours and the scene has changed alittle bit from yesterday. The old B&O depot has fallen. The CSX rip the depot down at 10:50 yesterday behind the I... (more)

Today's I168 passes thru Deshler in the morning hours and the scene has changed alittle bit from yesterday. The old B&O depot has fallen. The CSX rip the depot down at 10:50 yesterday behind the I... (more)

The daily St. Paul to Kansas City freight train slowly makes their way south on the "slow track" out of Nahant. The Industrial Track (old main left from double track) extends from Nahant... (more)

The CP sometimes struggles with the morning meeting of their daily St. Paul to KC trains south of Davenport due to train lengths. As is the case today, 260 and 261 had to meet on the double track ... (more)

This B70 local went to work at 1 am in Nahant. The job is assigned work around the area and also the make the trek up and back from Nahant Yard to the SSAB Steel Plant outside of Montpelier. Here ... (more)

After the 260 and 261 meet has gone down here at Montpelier, the Ipsco Job finally gets their turn to head up the hill to Saab. This job comes out of Nahant Yard and makes a daily trip up to the h... (more)

The DP Power on an empty Fruitland coal train slams thru the west end of Cotter minutes from sunset. Cool to see old ex-Rock Island signals, with a pot signal, still in service here. The train is... (more)

The Clinton local came out at 7:30am and their 1st task was to grab some empties from ADM Ag Services along 2nd street. Here the job backs up towards their yard to begin other task for the day. By... (more)

Couple old veterans head up this loaded rail train CWR-19 as they make their way north on the Marquette Sub. The train is seen here a few miles outside of LaCrescent. At LaCrescent they will get o... (more)

The CP passenger train ran from Hastings, MN, to Davenport, IA, this day. The morning feature a high pace parade of people south of LaCrescent when the train left at 09:15. Matter of fact this was... (more)