CREX 1414 1312 with west bound CSX K045, at BF286 CSX Pittsburgh sub, Layton, Pennsylvania. January 10, 2015. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Sailing through Akron on a warm spring afternoon here we see Q137 being lead by Citirail unit 1414

CREX 1414 and 1204 bring up the rear of a Chicago bound Q train as it passes the cut at Ash Hill.

Citirail #1414 shoves on the rear of an eastbound unit tank car train.

Citirail 1414 brings up the rear of an eastbound unit tank car train.

CSX K-045 with CREX 1414 & 1312, west bound at Layton, PA. on the ex-B&O, CSX Pittsburgh sub. 1/10/2015

CSX K045 west bound with CREX 1414, at BF-297.5, Gratztown, PA. 1/10/2015

CSX K045 west bound with CREX 1414, Gratztown, PA. 1-10-2015

K045 heads over a frozen marina on a frigid January afternoon.

A loaded oil can sits and wait's for a crew to take eastbound to Chicago, IL

Brand new CREX 1414 leads coal empties towards Wyoming, near CP 41.1 - Greenwood, NE.