A local from Finley Yard heads down the passenger main to work CMC Steel, passing the stacks & old Baldwin switcher at Sloss Furnace.
Norfolk Southern Local #NV61 picks up some tnk cars from a propane industry in Chesapeake, VA. Once all local moves are complete, NV61 will run in reverse back to Portlock yard with NS #555608 whi... (more)
Norfolk Southern SD40-2 #3263 leads NS 323 west through Hobart, IN with a string of empty coil cars for interchange with CN (EJ&E) at Van Loon.
A short NS 323 train pauses briefly on the main and waits for an approaching eastbound to take the siding. The train is en route from Fort Wayne to Gary (Van Loon) Indiana.
L96 is seen just north (railroad east) of St. Joe with a solo SD40-2 highnose in fresh paint in the lead.
With a recently repainted high-hood in charge, L96 passes a picturesque pond on their way east to work Steel Dynamics.
A newly painted high hood kicks up some fresh powdery snow that has fallen throughout the day as it passes the east end Spencerville siding.
The day's work done, local train L70 heads towards home in the last moments of a winter sunset.
NS 381 having just came off the West Virginia Secondary now heads west on the NS Dayton District letting out a little bit of smoke as it climbs the grade, out of downtown.
Catching the last rays of sun, two beautiful highhoods cross the CSX backwards with a southbound train.
Hot coil train for Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel heads across Yellow Creek with the Ohio River in the background. Canon 350D Canon 18-55mm 1/320 @ f6.3
With the Q2J just ahead this short train has stopped in the siding and waits for the crewman to return from switching the track.
NS 3263 slows down once again to stop behind the Q2J in the siding to wait for a passing westbound on the main.
Slowing down to stop behind the Q2J and wait for the 391 to pass westbound.
