With the sunlight just starting to fade, a BNSF ( sporting a "warbonnet" paint scheme ) leads the NS 265 past the former Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Depot in Vermilion, Ohio.
The NS 264 crosses the Hudson River near Mechanicville, NY. The Adirondack Mountains can be seen in the background.
After waiting quite awhile for an MOW crew to clear, the NS 265 rolls through the signals at Pony Farm Road and heads South towards Binghamton NY.
The Norfolk Southern Heritage unit passes by the trees in bloom at the rail park in Vermilion Ohio.
It's not easy being green! This is the time of year where the budding trees look ridiculously green. Train 267 sits patiently next to the pond, as it waits for a CSX to cross the diamond ahead.
An empty coal train passes by the restored Toledo and Ohio Central Depot in Bucyrus, Ohio.
The W&LE crew has just come off the connector, and is heading back to their train in Spencer, Ohio
The 17N, with a Ferromex engine trailing, clears the Drawbridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland Ohio. Browns stadium can be seen to the left of the bridge.
NS train 315 clears the signals at Kimball, Ohio on its way into Bellevue Yard.
Train 179 approaches Rensselaer Street as it passes by the old T&OC depot in Bucyrus, Ohio. Later in the day, this train derailed near Springfield Ohio.
Train 179 passes by the old T&OC depot in Bucyrus, Ohio. Later in the day, this train derailed near Springfield Ohio.
Train L15, the Sandusky Ohio to Maple Heights local, sweeps around the curve, passing the old NYC milepost at Joppa Road near Vermilion Ohio.
The NS 315, with a surprise appearance of UP power, clears the signals at Barrows Road as it heads to Bellevue yard.
Westbound manifest train 315 passes by a colorful red barn in Shinrock, Ohio.
Between the lateness of the hour, and the fact that the Conrail heritage was trailing, there was only one location to shoot this train. Shown here with light fading, the 269 crosses the Vermilion ... (more)