Some color on this day including a WC SD40-2 and a ex CR.

A trio of standard cab EMD locomotives lead a lengthy Q394 mixed freight eastbound through Creston. A few miles from here, the trailing unit would die and cause the train to be stranded.

With one of CSX's new "Boxcar Logo" GEVO's leading the way, a lengthy Q394 knocks down the signal at Longley as the train approaches a left hand turn onto the Willard Sub at F-Tower in Fostoria. J... (more)

Eastbound Q394 crosses U.S. 23 as the conductor calls out a clear indication at Longley, one of my personal favorite locations on the former C&O. Code line, C&O signals, and a bright red barn make... (more)

A "Super 60" and two other units lead road freight Q394 through the small town of Dawson on the Youghiogheny River.

Now just west of the lowest point on the mainline in the Cuyahoga Valley, ahead of Q394 lies an uphill battle from Akron "Hill" Yard to the former site of "East XN Siding."

Q394 momentarily disturbs the white noise of the Cuyahoga's water flowing through the town of Kent, and some people take the time out of their stroll on a beautiful day to simply watch the train g... (more)

CSXT Q394 rolls along the Cuyahoga River in downtown Kent, OH. Above the train is the former Erie Railroad passenger station, now the "Pufferbelly Restaurant." This train is out of Walbridge, OH a... (more)

Another classic CSX lineup as this eastbound exits the eastern portal of Sandpatch Tunnel. My favorite RR and my favorite time of the year for photos,even though its seems to always be mostly clo... (more)