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Berea, Ohio, just southwest of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, is one of the hottest train watching spots in Ohio, with about 160 trains of Norfolk Southern (about 60%) and CSX (about 40%), plus two from the Wheeling & Lake Erie, passing the now-closed BE Tower/CP 194 daily.

IMPORTANT ! While you are at Berea, please DO NOT cross, or walk on, the tracks! We have noticed that, unfortunately, some visitors have started doing this again, and this activity has attracted the attention of both the CSX Special Agents and the Berea City Police. Crossing, or being on, the tracks is trespassing on railroad property, a Federal offense. We do not want to see any of our visitors arrested, or injured, so please be on your best behavior while at Berea so that we won't find our railfanning curtailed or fenced off. Thank you!

This page carries photos of NS, CSX, and WLE trains passing through Berea, Ohio -- also known as CP 194 -- on the NS, ex-Conrail, exx-PennCentral, exxx-New York Central tracks. We have expanded this page to include NS' Rockport Yard which is about 4 miles northeast of Berea, and is the road's main Cleveland yard, and also train action in Olmsted Falls, the next town west of Berea.

You might want to look at the Berea Map and Berea Facts pages -- there are a revised track map and a new aerial photo on the latter page -- for information on how to get to Berea, where to park and eat, and a brief history of the railroad scene at Berea.

Update On The Front Street Bridge Project

Front Street (Ohio Rt. 237) will -- eventually -- be bridged over both the NS and CSX tracks from Emerson St. on the north to Lou Groza Blvd. on the south, and Depot St. will be angled to connect with Groza Blvd.

We understand that bidding on this project  may be planned for Spring, 2008, with construction to begin either late this year or in early 2009.

Preliminary site preparation and utility relocation work for the Front St. Project has begun, and railfans coming to Berea should be prepared for short-term road closures, or work in progress, which may block the NS and CSX crossings.

As an alternate route to the Berea railfanning site, take Rocky River Dr. to Depot St. (just south of the rail underpasses) and then go east on Depot St. to the parking areas.

Berea Frequencies

Please go to the Berea Facts page for a list of the radio frequencies in the Berea area.

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NS 5435 (SD50) leads 2 BNSF C44-9W's east on NS 10R at Olmsted Falls 7/22/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 10R heads east at Olmsted Falls behind NS 5435 (SD50) and BNSF 4561 and 4622 (2 C44-9W) 7/22/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 9319 and 9262 (2 C40-9W) are in charge of eastbound NS 22K at Olmsted Falls 7/22/08 (Richard Croy)

An aligner/tamper leads NS Track Gang 30's westbound parade through Olmsted Falls headed to Elyria 7/22/08 (Richard Croy)

Next up is another tamper pulling a tool trailer at Olmsted Falls headed for Track 2 work at Elyria 7/22/08 (Richard Croy)

A NS track crew member rides the front of a spike puller westbound at Olmsted Falls for a tie job at Elyria 7/22/08 (Richard Croy)

This machine will sweep ballast off the ties, level it, and reshape it to the proper profile as part of the Elyria tie job 7/22/08 (Richard Croy)

The new ties will get a final tamping, and a final ballast shaping, by this machine in Track Gang 30's parade at Olmsted Falls 7/22/08 (Richard Croy)

The new ties will get a final tamping, and a final ballast shaping, by this machine in Track Gang 30's parade at Olmsted Falls 7/22/08 (Richard Croy)

This unit are picks up, bundles, and sets off the old ties for collection by a truck following the tie gang 7/22/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 416 Powder River coal train heads east on the siding in Olmsted Falls with BNSF 9273 and 8917 (SD70ACe/SD70MAC) 7/18/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 416 Powder River coal train heads east on the siding in Olmsted Falls with BNSF 9273 and 8917 (SD70ACe/SD70MAC) 7/18/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 23K is westbound at Olmsted Falls 7/18/08 behind NS 7520 and 9278 (ES44DC/C40-9W)(Richard Croy)

NS 9849 and 7690 (C40-9W/ES44DC) are in charge of westbound NS 205 at Olmsted Falls 7/18/08 (Richard Croy)

"Taker-outer" NS TR196001 has the job of pulling out the old ties at Olmsted Falls as part of a big Tk. 2 tie job 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

"Picker-upper" A NS track worker bands a pile of old ties as the crane picks up and stacks more for later retrieval 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

"Putter-inner" The next machine in line slides new ties in where the old ones were removed in the tie job at Olmsted Falls 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

"Goin' in" The new tie is being inserted under the Tk. 2 rails in the big NS tie job at Olmsted Falls 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

This NS track gang worker is sweeping and shaping the ballast after the new ties are in place but before spiking 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

As the machine raises the rail, a NS worker slides the tie plate in place for the spikers a little ways back because of equipment trouble 7/15/08 (Ri

NS 9473 and 9707 (2 C40-8W) take NS 23K van train west on Tk. 2 at Olmsted Falls 7/16/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 20R hot van train is eastbound at Olmsted Falls behind NS 9554, 2526, and 6645 (C40-9W/SD70/SD60) 7/16/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF 1025, 6491, and 5077 (C44-9W/SD45-2/C44-9W) power CSX Q380 east at Berea 7/16/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF 6491, a rather rare SD45-2, riding in the #2 spot on CSX Q380 at Berea 7/16/08 still looks good in the Blue Bonnet scheme (Richard Croy)

NS 364 is west at Berea with a slightly "finicky" NS 5408 (SD50) with NS 5871 (GP38-3) and HLCX 9045 (SD40M-2) dead in tow 7/16/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 9845 and 7538 (C40-9W/ES40DC) ease NS 19A west through the work area at Olmsted Falls 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 206 heads east on Tk. 1 through the Olmsted Falls work area with NS 9435 and 9951 (2 C40-9W) 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 2504 and 6633 (SD70M/SD60) ease a grain train east on the North Controlled SIding at Olmsted Falls 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 2737 and 6689 (SD70M-2/SSD60) pilot NS 20E van train east at the Olmsted Falls work area 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF 6182 and 9620 (ES44AC/SD70MAC) take NS 417 empty Powder River coal train west at Olmsted Falls 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF 6182 and 9620 (ES44AC/SD70MAC) take NS 417 empty Powder River coal train west at Olmsted Falls 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 24N with NS 2573 and 7604 (SD70/ES44DC) pass the tie gang working at Olmsted Falls 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF Warbonnet 706 (C44-9W) was the third unit on westbound NS 417 Powder River coal train 7/14/08 (Douglas Luke)

BNSF Warbonnet 927 (C44-9W) and CN 5452 (SD50F) power a westbound CSX train at Berea 7/14/08 (Douglas Luke)

The "Draper taper" behind the cab is clearly seen on CN 5242 (SD50F) headed west on a CSX freight 7/14/08 (Douglas Luke)

BNSF Warbonnet 777 (C44-9W) was the power for NS 859 coal train westbound at Berea 7/16/08 (Douglas Luke)

Private car C&O 3 Chapel Hill brought up the rear of eastbound Amtrak 48 Lake Shore Limited at Berea 7/16/08 (Douglas Luke)

BNSF 8824 and 9782 (2 SD70MAC) power a CSX Powder River coal train through Berea headed for Eastlake 7/13/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q365 at Berea 7/13/08 had CSX 7355 and 6365, SOO 6045, CSX 5977 and 884 (C40-8W/GP40-2/SD40-2/B40-8/ES44AC)(Richard Croy)

Tucked in the middle of the loco consist on CSX Q365 at Berea was SOO/CP 6045 (SD40-2) 7?13/08 (Richard Croy)

Bringing up the rear of CSX Q365's consist at Berea 7/13/08 was CSX 884, a brand-new ES44AC delivery fresh out of GE Erie (Richard Croy)

CSX L110 van train rolls east at Berea 7/13/08 behind CSX 7716, 548, and 602 (C40-8/2 AC4400CW)(Richard Croy)

WLE 4003 (SD40-3) leads WLE 707 empty coke train west at Berea crossing from NS to CSX 7/13/08 (Richard Croy)

Shoving on the rear of westbound WLE 707 at Berea were WLE 200, the Bicentennial engine, and 105 (2 GP35) 7/13/08 (Richard Croy)

NS M6N heads east at Berea behind NS 5438, BNSF 7678 and 4420, and CN 5680 (SD50/ES44DC/C44-9W/SD75IW) 7/13/08 (Richard Croy)

CN 5690 (SD75IW) was the fourth unit on eastbound NS M6N at Berea 7/13/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 9159 and 9190 (2 C40-9W) are the bosses of eastbound NS 20R hot stack train at Olmsted Falls 7/11/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 7535 and 9486 (ES44DC/C40-9W) are in charge of eastbound NS 24V stack train at Olmsted Falls 7/11/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 364 westbound at Berea back to Bellevue had NS 3328, 3322, 9540, 5806, and 5909 (2 SD40-2/C40-9W/2 GP38-3) 7/10/08 (Douglas Luke)

BNSF 5781 and 9882 (ES44AC/SD70MAC) bring an empty CSX Powder River coal train west at Berea 6/29/08 (Sheldon Lustig)

CSX Q380 on 7/2/08 came east at Berea behind CSX 605 and 7910 (AC6000CW/C49-8W)(Richard Croy)

BNSF 4091 and 4719 (2 C44-9W) hustle NS 22K van train east under the Berea gantry signals 7/2/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX 5241 and 7896 (ES44DC/C40-8W) have the duty on eastbound CSX Q386 at Berea 7/2/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q151 rushes west at Berea in the care of CSX 549 and 41 (2 AC4400CW) 7/2/08 (Richard Croy)

WLE 4003 (SD40-3) leads WLE 707 empty coke train west on NS, heading for CSX, at Berea 7/2/08 (Richard Croy)

WLE 3096 (SD40-3) brings up the rear of WLE 707 westbound through Berea 7/2/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q381 rolls west at Berea with 7 BNSF GE ES44AC dedliveries -- 7417, 18, 16, 13, 07. 04, and 19 -- in tow 6/30/08 (Dougllas Luke)

CSX Q381 rolls west at Berea with 7 BNSF GE ES44AC dedliveries -- 7417, 18, 16, 13, 07. 04, and 19 -- in tow 6/30/08 (Dougllas Luke)

CSX Q381 rolls west at Berea with 7 BNSF GE ES44AC dedliveries -- 7417, 18, 16, 13, 07. 04, and 19 -- in tow 6/30/08 (Dougllas Luke)

Lafarge, the new owner of Whitestone Supply, is replacing the old yellow cars with black LAFX cars 6/25/08 (Douglas Luke(

CSX Q351 west at Berea 6/27/08 had BNSF 4441 and 4008, CEFX 1025, and BNSF 7408 (2 C44-9W/AC4000CW/ES44DC delivery) 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF 7408 (ES44DC), a delivery fresh out of GE Erie, was tagging along on westbound CSX Q351 at Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 951 executive train with 4270, 4276, and 4271 (F9A/F7B/F9A) is west at Berea back to Bellevue 6/27/08. It will be back later today (Richard Croy)

CSX 5279 and 4580 (ES44DC/SD70MAC) power CSX Q376 east at Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX 7675 and 8180 (ES44DC/SD60) are the power for eastbound CSX Q380 at Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

He's b-a-a-c-k! NS 951 exec train with the A-B-A consist at Berea rushes back to Rockport, and on to Conway, 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 951 exec train with the A-B-A consist runs east at Berea Tower headed to Rockport, and on to Conway, 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 23 Buena Vista theater car with railroad officals and guests brings up the rear on NS 951 passing Berea Tower 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

Hi there! NS 16K with 2743 (SD70M-2) east on Tk. 2 meets NS 205 with 7610 (ES44DC) west on Tk. 1 at Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX 8090, 6455, and 2379 (SD40-2/GP40-2/Road Slug) bring CSX X371 west at Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q371 is westbound at Berea with CSX 7846 and 7711 and CP 6063 (2 C4008W/SD40-2) 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

CP 6063 (SD40-2), complete with the PacMan logo, was riding in the #3 spot on westbound CSX Q371 at Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q225, another "moving wall" auto train, is westbiound at Berea with CSX 7605 and 7706 (C40-8/C40-8W) 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q279, the "moving wall" auto rack train, comes west at Berea behind CSX 7725 and 8571 (C40-8W/SD7t5) 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX K693 empty ethanol train is westbound at Berea behind UP 3933 and 9563 (SD70M/C44-9) 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX 5427 (ES44DC) leads two other CSX units on westbound CSX Q377 at Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 9867 and BNSF 6824 and 6785 (C40-9W/2 SD40-2) have the duty of haulinf NS 15N west through Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

UP 4384 and 5045 (2 SD70M) power CSX Q151 west at Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX 7563 and 8538 (C40-8W/SD50) are the power on CSX L122 van train east at Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q110, in a departure from irs usual power, heads east at Berea with CSX 7924 and 7725 (2 C40-8W) 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

A pair of CSX AC6000CW's -- 675 and 623 -- and C40-8 7630 bring CSX Q108 east at Berea 6/27/08 (Richard Croy)

UP 4182, 9572, and 4401 (SD70M/C41-8W/SD70M) have the job on 6/27/08's CSX Q390 east at Berea (Richard Croy)

KCS de Mexico 4752 and 4753 (2 ES44AC) deliveries were on a westbound CSX freight at Berea 6/26/08 (Douglas Luke)

CP 9515 (AC4000CW) was the point unit on NS 071, a CP detour over NS, west at Berea 6/26/08 (Douglas Luke)

CP 9528 (AC4400CW) in Golden Beaver was #2 on NS 071 westbound CP detour train at Berea 6/26/08 (Douglas Luke)

CP 9524 (AC4400CW) in the dual flags scheme was the 3rd unit on NS 071 CP detour train west on NS at Berea 6/26/08 (Douglas Luke)

CSX 7707 and 207 (C40-8W/AC4400CW) bring CSX Q365 west at Berea 6/24/08 passing Loram ballast cleaner on NS (Richard Croy)

Unfortunately the taggers got to this otherwise attractive new Saskatchewan grain car in the consist of CSX Q385 at Berea 6/24/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q381 heads west at Berea behind BNSF 4548 and 948 (2 C44-9W, the second a Warbonnet) 6/24/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q381 heads west at Berea behind BNSF 4548 and 948 (2 C44-9W, the second a Warbonnet) 6/24/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q390 heads east at Berea with UP 8344 and 4316 (SD70ACe/SD70M) 6/24/08 (Richard Croy)

This ARMN refrigerator car at Berea on CSX Q390 6/24/08 has been well tagged somewhere on its journey (Richard Croy)

We're not sure what it says, but this graffiti on a UP boxcar on CSX Q390 at Berea 6/24/08 shows a little artistic creativity (Richard Croy)

CSX 317 and 7701 (AC4400CW/C40-8W) are in charge of CSX Q279 auto rack train westbound at Berea 6/24/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF Warbonnet 517 and "pumpkin" 536 (2 B40-8W) power CSX Q380 east at Berea 6/24/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX 317 and 4832 (AC4400CW/SD70ACe) roll CSX Q164 stack train east at Berea 6/24/08 (Richard Croy)

Loram ballast cleaner set BC-17 sits on the Toledo Connection at Berea 6/24/08 waiting clearance to begin working on NS tracks (Richard Croy)

UP 5687 (C45AC-CTE) was on the point of NS 82T Powder River coal train crossing the Rocky River Dr. bridge, Berea, 6/23/08 (Douglas Luke)

NS 991 was one of four slugs on an eastbound NS train at Berea 6/14/08. Note remote control device on top. (Dan Davidson)

NS 16N rolls east at Olmsted Falls behind NS 9526, HLCX 5961, and BNSF 707 (C40-9W/ex-UP SD60/Warbonnet C44-9W)

6/20/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 9283 and 9360 (2 C40-9W) power NS 19A west at Olmsted Falls 6/20/08 (Richard Croy)