It's that time of year, and Shelly Materials 321 is donning the usual Christmas decor. This photo was taken a couple hours after the Santa Train ran into downtown for the Christmas festival.

After meeting K312 at "Davey Tree," Q355 takes its turn to follow the Cuyahoga River through downtown Kent. Second in consist is an HLCX lease unit.

It's a cold winter day in Kent, Ohio, and the westbound morning EL passenger train is sitting across from the Kent passenger station which can't be seen because of the passing eastbound EL freight... (more)

Wheeling 663 (left) heads south on the mainline while the ABC Kent local waits it's turn on the interchange track.

EL 1245 plus caboose makes a simple picture. There is no unnecessary background because Kent is a flat, open yard with more through freights and fewer cars to pick up. This was taken in the late 1... (more)

A pair of BNSF's lead a hefty string of empty coal hoppers along the Cuyahoga River in Kent. Above the New Castle Subdivision is the Pufferbelly Restaurant and the former Erie mainline.

Wheeling 2679, one of the former red and yellow painted ex Southern GP35's, has been rebuilt with a low short hood, dash 3 electronics, and a new number and paint job. Shown here on the southbound... (more)

Shelly Materials SD18, number 321, sits on display in Kent on the night of December 2nd. This unit is dressed up in Christmas decorations, and at the time of this photo, was awaiting it's run into... (more)

Shelly Materals SD18 poses in front of the old Atlantic & Great Western Railway Depot for photos after dropping off Santa down town.

CSXT 124 and 5404 pull L137 under Main Street in historic downtown Kent Ohio.

D750 has four retired BNSF units bound for LTEX. The train passes through downtown Kent in the low November evening sun.

EL 3651, 7132, and 1039 wait at the west end of the EL Kent yard. Here's one of EL's famous locomotive mixes with an EMD SDP-45, EMD F7-B, and ALCO RS-3 all on the same train.

EL 860 and 859 race an eastbound trailer train into Kent, Ohio. This was the only time I saw back-to-back ALCO PA's pulling a train, and what a surprise it was. Notice how the sweep of the tracks ... (more)

EL PA's 860 and 859 head an eastbound freight past the EL passenger station to the right and into the heart of Kent, Ohio. This late 1960's shot captures the EL in a way that a head-on shot wouldn... (more)

Q135 rumbles along the bank of the Cuyahoga River, traversing the windy rails that twist through downtown Kent. The old Erie Railroad passenger depot is visible above.