WLE 6315 (SD40-2) at Medina 6/12/08 looks good in its ex-WC paint scheme. There are no plans to repaint the loco. (Dan Davidson)

WLE 6316 at Spencer is a recently acquired ex-Algoma Central/Wisconsin Central SD40-2, and will continue in this paint scheme 7/17/08 (Dan Davidson)

NS 5808 and 5828 (2 GP38-3) are working Von Willer Yard, Cleveland, site of ex-Erie station at E. 55 St. & McBride Ave. 7/12/08 (Sheldon Lustig)

NS 5828 and 5808 (2 GP38-3) are working Von Willer Yard, Cleveland, site of ex-Erie station at E. 55 St. & McBride Ave. 7/12/08 (Sheldon Lustig)

CSX Q371 heads west at Grafton behind CSX 147 and 4781 (AC4400CW/SD70MAC) 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX 4537 and 468 (SD70MAC/AC4400CW) are in charge of westbound CSX Q159 at Grafton 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

The boss! NS 9707 and 9473 (2 C40-9W) roll NS 22K east at the Elyria Amtrak Station 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 242 RoadRailer east at Elyria with NS 9836 and 9239 (2 C40-9W); lights are dim due to meeting westbound 261 in 5 seconds 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

Bellevue bound, NS 6622 and 8407 (SD60/C40-8W) take NS 364 west at Elyria 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 14K rolls east on Tk. 1 at Elyria Station behind NS 2727, 2701, and 8314 (2 SD70M-2/C40-8W) 7/15/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 20R at Elyria 7/12/08 had NS 7529 and 9851 (ES44DC/C40-9W) as its power (Richard Croy)

NS 11V rolls west at Vermilion behind NS 9925 and 9910 (2 C40-9W) 7/10/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 262 RoadRailer barrels east at Vermilion behind NS 9302 and 9143 (2 C40-9W) 7/10/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 7672 and 9486 (ES44DC/C40-8W) bring NS 13N west past the distinctive water tower in Vermilion 7/10/08 (Richard Croy)

The Crow still flies! Arcelor Mittal Steel's Cleveland Works Railway (CWRO) 1550 (SW1500) serves the steel mill in the flats 6/29/08 (Sheldon Lustig)

CWRO 215 (SW1001) at Arcelor Mittal Steel in Cleveland's flats is painted to honor the American soldier 6/29/08 (Sheldon Lustig)

NS 3404 (SD40-2) and two sisters are working on the Rockport Yard-Campbell Rd Yard local in Cleveland 6/29/08 (Sheldon Lustig)

NS 3404 (SD40-2) and two sisters are working on the Rockport Yard-Campbell Rd Yard local in Cleveland 6/29/08 (Sheldon Lustig)

A pair of CSX Gevo units haul a freight east on the Short Line, taken from the Pearl Rd. bridge, Cleveland, 7/2/08 (Sheldon Lustig)

WLE 6351, one of 4 recently acquired ex-KCS SD40-2's, pushes WLE 771 stone tran up Hartland Hill east of Norwalk 6/24/08 (Steve LaConte)

NS 265 westbound RoadRailer blows through Vermilion with NS 7515 and 8718 (ES44DC/C40-8) 6/26/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 7501 and 9123 (ES44DC/C40-9W) bring NS 16N east at Vermilion 6/26/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 9598 and 6647 (C40-9W/SD60) power NS 16T east at Vermlion 6/26/08 (Richard Croy)

Two carloads of John Deere export tractors trail the power on NS 16T eastbound headed for the Vermilion River bridge 6/26/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 21V stack train heads west at Vermilion powered by NS 9861 and 2676 (C40-9W/SD70M-2) 6/26/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 2557 and 9905 (SD70/C40-9W) bring NS 25K west off the Vermilion River bridge 6/26/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 19A rushes west at Vermilion with NS 9549 and 2733 (C40-9W/SD70M-2) 6/25/08 (Richard Croy)

UP 9139 and 4613 (C40-8/SD70M) are iin charge of eastbound NS 18A stack train at Vermilion 6/25/08 (Richard Croy)

An eastbound NS stack train roars through Vermilion behind NS 2657 and 2363 (SD70M-2/SD70) 6/25/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 20R running east at Vermilion drew NS 9909, 9080, and 2549 (2 C40-9W/SD70) as its power 6/25/08 (Richard Croy)

The morning sun glints off the windshield of BNSF 9812 as it and 9491 (2 SD70MAC) bring NS 416 Powder River coal through Vermilion 6/25/08 (Richard C

NS 9397 and 9079 (2 C40-9W) are in charge of NS 261 RoadRailer westbound at Elyria 6/25/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX 7327 and 7512 (2 C40-8W) are the power on NS 29E auto rack train at Elyria 6/25/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 9560 and 9367 (2 C40-9W) are the power for eastbound NS 22K at Elyria 6/25/08 (Richard Croy)

A serving of "pumpkins" -- BNSF 7752 and 4340 (ES44DC/C44-9W) power NS 20G east past the Elyria Amtrak station 6/25/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF 7698 and 4801 (ES44DC/C44-9W) bring NS 20G stack trrain east at Elyria 6/20/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 9627 and 9660 (2 C40-9W) are in charge of a NS van train rolling east at Elyria Amtrak Station 6/20/08 (Richard Croy)

Lake Terminal 1023 (SW1001) is moving into the South Lorain Yard 5/20/08 (Dan Davidson)

An unusual sight. NS 8343 (C40-9W) and a sister lead a NS train east detouring on CSX at Lagrange 6/11/08 due to Oak Harbor derailment (Dan Davidson)

And again. NS 9198 (C40-9W) is on the point of a hot van train detouring east on CSX at Lagrange due to Oak Harbor derailment 6/11/08 (Dan Davidson)

NS 9251 in Operation Lifesaver paint, 2531, and 8957 (C40-9W/SD70/C40-9W) roll NS 145 west at Elyria 6/12/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 20K eastbound at Elyria is in the care of NS 7627 and 8835 (ES44DC/C40-9W) 6/12/08 (Richard Croy)

The strong mornins sun glints off the cab roof of NS 2640 as it and 9541 (SD70M/C40-9W) blast 21G west at Vermilion 6/9/08 (Richard Croy)

Eastbound at Vermilion are NS 2762 and 3786 (2 SD70M-2) on 20K 6/9/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 20W rolls east at Vermilion behind NS 2615 and 9607 (SD70M/C40-9W) 6/9/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 3321 and 3325 (2 SD40-2) roll 364, the Cleveland-Bellevue turn, west at Vermilion heading back to Bellevue 6/9/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 8371 (C40-8W) leads RoadRailer 262 eastbound at MP 232 in Huron, OH 5/25/08 (Steve LaConte)

A pair of NS C40-9W units lead a pair of WLE units on 400-axle WLE 684 at Blue Fly, OH, east of Norwalk 5/31/08 (Steve LaConte)

Newburg & South Shore 1021 (SW1001), at Marcy Yard, is half of the Cleveland short line's motive power fleet 5/28/08 (Douglas Luke)

ASRY at Henry Rd. south of Plymouth heading to Mansfield, was having trouble with 2027 middle unit wheel slipping 5/28/08 (Tom Boylan)

If you're going to stall out, find a road to block, asthe ASRY did due to wheel slipping on the middle unit 2027 5/28/08 (Tom Boylan)

CSX Q108 is eastbound past the new Wellington water tower with CSX 409, 4840, and 7778 (AC4400CW/AD70ACe/C40-8W) 5/29/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX 377 and 7600 (AC4400CW/C40-8) bring CSX Q122 east at Wellington 5/29/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF 7704 and 6979 (ES44DC/SD40-2) on westbound CSX Q381 are about to bang across the CSX/WLE Wellingtion diamionds 5/29/08 (Richard Croy)

WLE locomotive crane 5070 and related cars are about to cross CSX at Wellington to do some track work west of the diamond 5/29/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 9897 and 2738 (C40-9W/SD70M-2) power NS 205 west at Elyria Amtrak Station 5/31/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 27K stack train rolls west at Elyria behind NS 2751 and 2778 (2 SD70M-2) 5/31/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 8889 and UP 6719 (C40-9W/C44AC) power a westbound loaded coal train (NS 572 ?) at Elyria for Northern Indiana Public Service 5/31/08 (Richard Cro

NS 9916 and 9932 (2 C40-9W) are in charge of westbound NS 11E at Elyria 5/22/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 23K rolls west at Elyria Amtrak Station behind NS 2716 and 2762 (2 SD70M-2) 5/22/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF 1111 (C44-9W) has the point on eastbound NS I0G (2nd section of 20G) at Elyria 5/22/08 (Richard Croy)

Riding in the #2 spot on eastbound NS I0G at Elyria was KCS 4003 (SD70ACe) 5/22/08 (Richard Croy)

Ashland 2027 (GP38-2) is switching cars at the Shelby Depot 5/13/08 (Richard Croy)

ASRY 2027 (GP38) is switching at Shelby 5/14/08 (Tom Boylan)

NS 5627 (GP38-2) leads the local from Wooster to Mansfield 5/9.08. Notice the ex-PRR signals on the bridge in the background (Tom Boylan)

NS 23K heads west on the ex-NKP bridge just south of downtown Cleveland's skyline and the Inner Belt Bridge 4/15/08 (Michael Rujak)

NS 2741 (SD70M-2) leads NS 21Q west passing the Cleveland Browns Stadium and heading for Bridge 1 over the Cuyahoga River 4/15/08 (Michael Rujak)

WLE 300 (GP40) in its new paint scheme and 6348 (SD40-2) are tied down at State St., Medina, 5/5/08 (Joe Assion)

WLE 300 (GP40), here tied down in Medina 5/5/08,now wears "basic black" in place of "Armour yellow" after a wreck rebuild (Joe Assion)

NS 5412 (ex-CR SD50) in Mansfield 5/2/08 is working out its remaining time on C37, the Mansfield-Bellevue turn (Tom Boylan)

NS 5017, on C37 at Mansfield 5/2/08, is one of the last high-nose GP38-2 units still in service on NS (Tom Boylan)

The ex-B&O CPL signals at Pawnee, west of Lodi, are on their way out; CSX has installed new signals a little further east 5/3/08 (Tom Boylan)

CSX local power 6032 and 2554 (GP40-2/GP38-2) was parked in the yard behind Steelyard Commons, Cleveland, 5/3/08 (Joe Assion)

NS 2577 and 2639 (2 SD70) are the power for westbound NS 205 at Elyria 5/1/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 9374 and 2553 (C40-9W/SD70) are in charge of westbound NS 17N at Elyria 5/1/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 44T grain train rolls east at Elyria behind NS 2502, 9714, and 9780 (SD70/2 C40-9W) 5/1/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 850 coal train rolls east at Elyria with NS 9462 and 7590 (C40-8W/ES44DC) 5/1/08 (Richard Croy)

BNSF 4823 leads NS 2573 and 2601 (C44-9W/2 SD70) on NS unit steel train 62T eastbound at Elyria 5/1/08 (Richard Croy)

NS 8884 and 9132 (C40-/C40-9W) bring NS 145 west at Elyria Amtrak Station 5/1/08 (Richard Croy)

UP 4414 and 4831 (2 SD70M) are in charge of CSX Q351 westbound at Grafton 5/1/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX Q393 westbound with CSX 7859 and 7549 (C40-8W/C40-8) crosses from Track 2 to Track 1 at Grafton 5/1/08 (Richard Croy)

Wisconsin & Southern's Athearn Models' 60th anniversary boxcar was in the consist of CSX Q393 west at Grafton 5/1/08 (Richard Croy)

CSX's new-style diamond awaits installation at Grafton (CP 25) to remedy a big problem where the Lorain Branch crosses the main tracks (Richard Croy)

Close-up of the new CSX Grafton diamond; the Lorain Branch rails don't cut the main line tracks but lift cars so the flange rides over (Richard Croy)

Amtrak's train board at the Cleveland Station 4/25/08 (Joe Assion)

NS 9568 (C40-9W) and 2 other NS units lead a freight east from Bridge 1, Cleveland, under the Browns Stadium bridge 4/25/08 (Joe Assion)

WLE 4025 and 4016 (2 SD40-3) on eastbound WLE 222 attack Hartland Hill in Norwalk; they stalled and had to be rescued 4/21/08 (Steve LaConte)