Bellevue, in north central Ohio, is the site of Norfolk Southern's
(ex-Nickel Plate) classification yard. Bellevue is the junction of NS Lake Division's Cleveland,
Fort Wayne, and Toledo Districts (all ex-NKP) and Sandusky and Columbus Districts (ex-PRR).
The Wheeling & Lake Erie also comes into Bellevue via the connection
at Yeomans, east of town, and has trackage rights over NS to Toledo, Huron, and Flat Rock.
This page carries photos of NS and WLE trains at
Bellevue, and also may include photos at Kimball, Yeomans, Klines, Clyde, and Frank,
and at Attica Jct.
You also should not stop on/near, or walk out onto, the Ohio Route 4
bridge over the east end of the yard. There are no sidewalks on the busy bridge, and the Ohio
Highway Patrol takes a very dim view of pedestrians (railfans) out there.
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NS 146 is inbound to Bellevue Yard behind NS 8973, 9508, 8447. and 2636 (2 C40-9W/C40-8W/SD70M-2) 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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The ugly and the pretty: NS C37 comes into Bellevue from Mansfield with NS 8731 and 2694 (C40-8/SD70M-2) 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 2771, 9979, and 5274 (SD70M-2/C40-9W/GP38-2) lead NS 176 into Bellevue Yard via the Toledo Conn. 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 6693 (SD60) has the job of bringing NS 935 work train into Bellevue Yard headed east for a big tie job 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS' track geometry car TS-1011 was part of the load of tie-gang equipment on NS 935 work train entering Bellevue 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 9954 and 9663 (2 C40-9W) take NS 331 west under the Rt. 269 bridge at Bellevue headed for Toledo 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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WLE 100 (GP35), named for Lynn R. Shook, shoves WLE 681, two grain cars, through Bellevue headed to Central Soya 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 9829 and 7677 (C49-9W/ES44DC) hustle NS 17K west out of Bellevue 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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BNSF Warbonnet 8211 and NS 8731 (SD75M/C40-9W) lead NS 684 loaded coal train north into Bellevue 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS C37 has finished workimg in Bellevue and heads back to Mansfield with NS 2695 and 8771 (SD70M-2/C40-8), fhe inbound power reversed 7/10/08 (Richa |
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NS 9078 and 2518 and UP 4307 (C40-9W/SD70M-2/SD70M) bring NS 174 off the Toledo Conn. and into Bellevue Yard 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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UP 4307 (SD70M) was riding in the #3 spot on NS 174 into Bellevue 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 2704 and 8676 (SD70M-2/C40-9W) are crossing Kilbourne St., Bellevue, with inbound NS 344 from Toledo 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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Comin' at you! NS 2771 (SD70M-2) is on the point of NS 176 inbound to Bellevue Yard via the Toledo Conn. 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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CN 5730 and 5252 (SD75IW/SD40-2W) have brought NS 184 into Klines Yard, Bellevue, from Tokedo and are tied down there 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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CN 5252 (SD40-2W) was the 2nd unit on NS 184 tied down in Klines Yard, Bellevue, 7/10/08 (Richard Croy) |
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That's got to be noisy! The bell on CN 5252 (SD40-2W) is right in front of the windshield, with the horn over the engineer (Richard Croy) |
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BNSF Warbonnet 707 (C44-9W) leads NS 116 into Bellevue Yard under the Center St. gantry, Bellevue 6/15/08 (Bruce Gage) |
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NS 6793 (SD60M) leads NS 306 east at Slaughterhouse Rd., Bellevue 6/15/08 (Bruce Gage) |
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BNSF 707 and NS 8690 (C44-9W/C40-8) take NS 331 west at Kilbourne St., Bellevue, past the Sunrise Co-op elevator 6/15/08 (Bruce Gage) |
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NS 9389 (C40-9W) takes NS Z0T coil steel train west at Kilbourne St., Bellevue 6/15/08 (Bruce Gage) |
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NS 184 heads into Bellevue Yard via the Toldo Conn, with CN 5716 (SD70I), CN/IC 6004 (SD40-2) and a CN SD40-2 6/15/08 (Bruce Gage) |
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CN 2716 and 5633 (C44-9W/SD75IW) are headed south out of Bellevue with an NS freight for Columbus 6/29/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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NS 178 is inbound at Bellevue from Toledo with NS 7628 and 9638 (ES44DC/C40-9W) passing the museum complex 6/26/08 (Richard Croy) |
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The signal at Southwest St., Bellevue (MP 53) is "diverging approach" telling the engineer of NS 178 east to enter Bellevue Yard 6/26/08 (Richard Cro |
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NS 9001 and CEFX 7108 (C40-9W/ex-BNSF SD40-2) lead NS LB05, rescue train for NS 272, into Bellevue Yard 6/21/08 (Richard Croy) |
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The green and black scheme clearly marks CEFX 7108 (SD40-2) as ex-BNSF, here working on NSLB05 at Bellevue 6/21/08 (Richard Croy) |
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We sure hope this car was empty when the "artist" went to work on it, inbound at Bellevue 6/21/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 9804 and 9274 (2 C40-9W) hustle NS 262 RoadRailer north at Bellevue headed for Sandusky 6/21/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 17K pulls out of Bellevue behind NS 8892 and 8721 (C40-9W/C40-8W) 6/21/08 (Richard Croy) |
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Some "artist" really expressed himself on this RBOX car heading out of Bellevue on NS 17K 6/21/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 5827, a recently rebuit GP38-3, had the point of Toledo-bound NS 60T coil steel train at Bellevue 6/21/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 5827 and 9389 (GP38-3/C40-9W) lead NS 60T coil steel train around the connection to Toledo 6/21/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS C37, the Mansfield turn leaving Bellevue, drew big power -- NS 2695 and 8731 (SD70M-2/C40-9W) -- on 6/21/08 (Richard Croy) |
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While waiting for the NS' executive train tio move, NS let 357, with 2 CN units, come into Bellevue Yard from Columbus 6/21/08 (Dan Davidson) |
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CN 5708 and 5734 (2 SD75IW) have the duty on NS 357 inboubd from Columbus into Bellevue Yard 6/21/08 (Tom Boylan)
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An infrequently seen Borax hopper car came into Bellevue Yard on NS 344 6/21/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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NS 3322 and 3324 (2 SD40-2) pull NS 303 out of Bellevue Yard under the gantry at Center St. 6/21/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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Difco dump car is getting a ride to the repair shop on a flatcar on train NS 303 at Bellevue 6/21/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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WLE 6310, newly acquired ex-UP SD40-2, was on the other end of the WLE rock train at Bellevue 6/20/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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WLE 6316 (ex-WC, exx-Algoma Central SD40-2) on a rock train at Bellevue looks sharp with the WLE speed letters 6/20/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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NS 955 has arrived in Bellevue Yard 6/19/08 and F units 4270, 4376, and 4271 are guiding the train to its parking place in the yard (Tom Boylan) |
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CN 5245 and 5254 (2 SD40-2W) are in the engine pit area at NS' Bellevue Yard coupled to what appears to be a nuclear cask car 6/19/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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This is one side of the ex-France Stone center cab loco at the Mad River & NKP Museum, Bellevue 6/19/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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This is the other side of the ex-France Stone center cab loco at the museum in Bellevue 6/19/08 (Tom Boylan) |
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UP 5524 (C45AC-CTE) leads NS 288 at Bellevue 6/10/08 (Steve LaConte) |
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New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois 2 at the Bellevue museun 6/10/08 is freshly painted for the June 21 rededication ceremony (Steve LaConte) |
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Rollie Jordon, the owner NJI&I 2 at the MR&NKP Museum, is repainting the loco for the museum's rededication on June 21 (Steve LaConte) |
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This ex-NYC Russell plow is displayed at the Mad River & NKP Museum in Bellevue 6/10/08 (Steve LaConte) |
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NS 7679 and 7672 (2 ES44DC) bring NS 856 coal train through Bellevue headed to the Sandusky coal docks 6/12/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 8731 and 2695 (C40-8 in need of some shop time/SD70M-2) bring NS C37, the Mansfield turn, into Bellevue Yard 6/12/08 (Rchard Croy) |
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NS 6176 (SD40-2) brings a mixed freight into Bellevue Yard from the Toledo side, passing the museum on the right 6/12/08 (Richard Croy) |
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Another inbound from Toledo to Bellevue Yard is powered by NS 6761 (SD60I) 6/12/08 (Richard Croy) |
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CSX 4773 and 407 (SD70MAC/AC4400CW) were on a westbound NS mixed freight tied down in Klines Yard, Bellevue 6/12/08 (Rchard Croy) |
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NS 331 is out of Bellevue Yard and headed for Toledo behind NS 2644 and 8843 (SD70M-2/C40-9) 6/12/08 (Richard Croy) |
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WLE 304 and 303 (2 GP40) lead WLE 684 empty rock train into Bellevue to "spin" to head to Parkertown quarry 6/12/08 (Richard Croy) |
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Having trailed into Bellevue, WLE 7375, 6348, and 4016 (2 SD40-2/SD40-3) now lead the turned WLE 694 north to Parkertown quarry 6/12/08 (Richard Croy |
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NS 8938 (C40-9W) has the point on a long NS 344 coming into Bellevue Yard from Toledo 6/12/08 (Richard Croy) |
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CN 2603 (C44-9W) and an IC SD70 are at Attica Jct. on southbound NS 17R 6/1/08, the 2nd of 3 17R's that day (Michael Rujak) |
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HLCX 5945 (SD60) replaced the lead CN unit on NS 184 because the first leader was leaking oil, tajen 6/1/08 at Attica Jct. (Michael Rujak) |
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BNSF 9350 and 6116 (SD70ACe/ES44AC) are on CSX N859 Powder River coal eastbound at Attica Jct. 5/24/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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CN 2308 (ES44AC) leads a CN/IC C40-8W) on NS 352 south at Attica Jct. 5/24/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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NS 184 is southbound at Flat Rock 5/24/08 with CN 2271 and 2242 (2 ES44DC)(Michael Rujak) |
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Work is almost finished on the France Stone 44 tonner at the Mad River & NKP Museum, Bellevue, before the June 21 rededication (Steve LaConte) |
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CN 5260 (SD40-2W) leads NS 184 south off the Mad River Connection at Bellevue 5/31/08 (Steve LaConte) |
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NS 9765 and 9124 (2 C40-9W) bring NS 10E into Bellevue 5/29/08 (Richard Croy) |
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A Loram rail grinder set backs out of Bellevue Yard to the New Haven Conn. and begin work south from Bellevue to Attica 5/29/0i8 (Richard Croy) |
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NS C37 with 6098, 5620, and 2538 (SD40-2/GP38-2/SD70) comes iinto Bellevue from Mansfield, passing Loram grinder set 5/29/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 7544 and 9735 (ES44DC/C40-9W) roll NS 262 RoadRailer through Bellevue enroute to Sandusky 5/29/08 (Richard Croy) |
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CN 2530 and 5625 (C44-9W/SD70I) hustle NS 352 from Columbus into Bellevue Yard, passing northbound 262 5/29/08 (Richard Croy) |
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The horse is ahead. NS 262 with NS 7544 bound for Sandusky gains the lead on NS 352 with CN 2530 at the Bellevue Tower area 5/29/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 9196, 6184, and 6194 (C40-9W/2 SD40-2) are the power for NS 185 coming into Bellevue Yard 5/29/08 (Richard Croy) |
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UP 8162 and 7156 (SD90-43MAC/C44AC) are tied down in Klines Yard, Bellevue, on a westbound empty Powder River coal train 5/29/08 (Richard Croy) |
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UP 7156 and 8162 (C44AC/SD90-43MAC) are tied down in Klines Yard, Bellevue, on a westbound empty Powder River coal train 5/29/08 (Richard Croy)
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NS 7632 (ES44DC) on NS 63T unit coil steel train is coming out of Klines Yard and crossing over at York St., Bellevue 5/29/08 (Richard Croy) |
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NS 63T coil train with 7632 (ES44DC) has an "Approach Diverging" signal at the Bellevue Museum and will turn toward Columbus 5/29/08 (Richard Croy) |
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WLE 7377 (SD40-2), note mismatched number boards, at McKim St. brings WLE 221 from Brewster into NS' Bellevue Yard 5/29/08 (Richard Croy) |
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BNSF 9152 (brand-new SD70ACe) leads 2 NS units south on NS 408 at Attica Jct 5/4/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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CN 5549 (SD60F) leads IC 6130 and NS 6620 on NS 17R south out of Bellevue 5/2/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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CN/IC 6130 (SD40-2) is riding in the #2 spot on NS 17R rolling south out of Bellevue 5/4/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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CN 5608 (SD70I) on NS 305 leads 3 more CN units south out of Bellevue 5/3/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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Rescue! NS 3323 (SD40-2), normally on NS 303, drags NS 10E into Bellevue Yard with 2 of its 3 UP units dead 5/4/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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UP 2695 (SD40M-2 in a SD45 carbody) was only unit running in NS 303/10E besides the NS leader at Bellevue 5/4/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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UP 4802 (SD70M) leads another UP unit, a NS unit, and a BNSF unit on NS 13Q south out of Bellevue Yard 5/4/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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UP 7886 and 7889 (2 new ES44AC) were riding along in the consist of NS 17M into Bellevue 5/4/08 (Michael Rujak) |
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