Toledo is a very active railroad city, served by NS, CSX, CN, WLE, and Ann
Arbor. This page also includes photos at Oak Harbor, east of Toledo, and various
locations in western Ohio -- except Fostoria which has its own page -- such as Deshler, Defiance, Lima,
Oak Harbor, and Bryan, as well as northeast Indiana and southeast Michigan.
The major yards are CSX - Walbridge and Stanley (both on the
southeast side of the city); NS - Airline (just west of downtown) and Homewood
(northeast of downtown east of the Maumee River) which also is used by WLE; and CN and WLE - Lang
(north of the city).
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BNSF 7717 and Warbonnet 746 (ES44DC/C44-9W) bring a CSX ethanol train east at Harris Rd., Defiance 7/19/09 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX L159 with CSX 8735 and 4521 (SD60I/SD70MAC) comes west slowly at Harris Rd., Defiance; he has to wait for Q110 7/19/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 581 (AC4000CW) leads five other units on the hot eastbound CSX Q110 at Defiance 7/19/09 (Joe Kohnen) |
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NS 48Z grain train is westbound at St. Joe, IN, with NS 9970 and 9870 (2 C40-9W) 7/18/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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NS 3549, 3540, and 7028 (2 B32-8/GP50) pull NS 66A east at St. Joe, IN. with empty steel gons 7/18/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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NS171 had UP 4411 (SD70M) as the leader and a NS SD60 going west at St. Joe, IN, 7/18/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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BNSF 9968 and 9767 (2 SD70MAC) take an empty Powder River coal train west on CSX near Hicksville, OH 7/13/08 (Joe Kohnen)
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CSX Q389, with CSX 458 (AC4400CW) leading is westbound at FC in Defiance 7/17/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q390 is eastbound at FC in Defiance with UP 4796 and 9801 (SD70M/C44-9) 7/17/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Mr. Ich was strikes again with a gobblin car on CSX Q390 at FC in Defiance 7/17/09 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Erie Mining 7246, now SLS 368, was being repositioned on a CSX eastbound west of Defiance, shot from cab of a westbound train 7/13/08 (Kevin Tweed) |
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NS 306 is eastbound at the Leipsic diamond behind NS 9637 (C40-9W) (Joe Kohnen) |
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NS L75 local has picked up its coil steel load at Protec (the plant at the far left) in Leipsic and starts its journey west 7/11/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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BNSF 5946 (ES44AC) and 2 SD70MACs roll an empty Powder River coal train west past the Deshler station 7/11/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 2756 (GP38-2), working as CSX Y101 local, is west of Hamler heading back to Defiance 7/11/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX D743, the Lima local, was in Leipsic 7/11/08 with CSX 6079 (GP40-2)(Joe Kohnen) |
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If you're superstitious, look out! CSX 666 trails 609 (2 AC6000CW) on eastbound CSX Q156 at Hamler 7/11/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 5342 (ES44DC) and a mate on CSX Q501 has made the turn and starts its southbound journey in Deshler 7/11/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q516 heads north at Leipsic behind CSX 7834 and 7740 (2 C40-8W) 7/11/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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WLE 6352 (SD40-2 ex-TFM 1401) works with CSX 4773 (SD70MAC) pushing cars onto the Carey Short Line for loading 7/10/08 (Dale DeVene Jr,) |
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WLE 772 arrives in Carey, OH, with 4001, 3073 and 6316 (2 SD40-3/SD40-2), the last ex-WC/Algoma Central 7/10/08 (Dale DeVene Jr.) |
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Two of WLE's newer SD40-2's, ex-WC 6316 and ex-UP 6311, were working in the road's Carey, OH, yard 7/4/08 (Jeff Reams) |
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Ex-UP 6311 and ex-WC 6316, two of WLE's newer SD40-2's, were working in the road's Carey, OH, yard 7/4/08 (Jeff Reams) |
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"The Devil's unit" -- CSX 666 (AC6000CW) -- is back, leading the CSX Q159 wastbound at Deshler 7/4/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 5238 (ES44DC) and a leaser ease Q231 around the wye at Deshler to go south to Lima on the Toledo Sub 7/4/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q324 with 8424 and 7660 SD40-2/C40-8) turns on the northwest wye at Deshlerto go north to Toledo 7/4/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q375 with 4642 (SD70MAC) leading turns to go south on the Toledo Sub at Deshler 7/4/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Speeding east at Deshler is CSX Q390 with UP 3933 (SD70M) leading 2 more UP units 7/4/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 5266 (ES44DC) and 5107 (AC4400CW) roll north on the Toledo Sub at Deshler with CSX Q516 7/4/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 5107 (AC4400CW), the Thomas Rice Special, was the 2nd unit on northbound cSX Q516 in Deshler 7/4/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Three "flavors" of BNSF paint are on CSX K690 eastbound near Holgate: 4941, 6712 and 7810 (C44-9W/2 SD40-2) 7/4/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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This center-cab "critter" serves the elevator off the I&O in Uniopolis, east of Wapokonetta, OH 6/29/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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UP 4403 (SD70M) and two mates are on the point of CSX Q390 holding west of Deshler for traffic to clear 7/2/08 (Kevin Tweed) |
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In tow on CSX Q390 7/1/08 were CORP sets 4000-4166/4165-4001 (2 GP40CU/2 slugs} headed for RailAmerica's line in Chesapeake, VA (Kevin Tweed) |
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CORP 4001 is one of two GP49CU's headed, with their slug mates, to the North Carolina & Virginia RR in Chesapeake, VA, vis CSX 7/1/08 (Kevin Tweed) |
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CORP slug 4166 and its "mother" GP40CU 4000 were headed from Oregon to RailAmerica in Chesapeake, VA, on CSX Q390 7/1/08 (Kevin Tweed) |
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WLE 6348 and 6314 (2 SD40-2) bring an empty WLE coke train from Zug Island south on CSX in Oregon, OH, near Toledo 7/3/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 8204 (SD40-2) pulls a long string of auro racks north out of Walbridge Yard, Toledo, 7/3/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Seinors first. NS 8303 (ex-CR C40-8) leads a pair of C40-9W's on a NS train west at Northwood, OH, on the ex-NYC Chicagl Line 7/3/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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NS 9324 (C40-9W) leads two mates on an eastbound grain train, passing a westbound auto train, east of Toledo 7/3/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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The sunlight is waning as a pair of CSX units roll an eastbound Detroit Edison through Carey 6/29/08 (Dale DeVene, Jr.) |
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CSX Q136 with 7751 (C40-8W) eading is eastbound at Holgate 6/27/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 5246 (ES44DC) brings G972 is north at South Deshler and will turn right and go to Fostoria 6/27/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q389, with 7841 (C40-8W) leading, is westbound at passing the Deshler station 6/27/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q500, led by 7720 (C40-8W), is getting ready to come of the Toledo Sub at Deshler and head west on the main 6/27/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q381 runs west at FC in Defiance behind BNSF 4980 and 4908 (2 C44-9W) and tagalomg 7401 (ES44DC) delivery 6/19/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Maumee & Western 5 (ex-SF GP7), carrying C & NC Railroad Corp. reporting marks, switches in Defiance 6/17/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q135 is westbound at FC in Defiance wirh CSX 4573 (SD70MAC) on the point 6/17/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q381, with BNSF 5735 (AC4400CW) leading, is westbound at FC in Defiance 6/17/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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BNSF 9339 (SD70ACe) and a sister roll an empty Powder River coal train west at Deshler 6/8/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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WC 6004 (SD40-2), possibly headed for LTEX, was the 3rd uniton CSX Q516 at Deshler 6/8/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CN 5298 (SD40-2), possibly another LTEX candidate was in the #4 spot on the CSX Q516 at Deshler 6/8/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX K690 unit ethanol train is eatbound at Deshler with BNSF "witefaces" 8180 and 8188 (2 SD60M) 6/8/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 254 (AC4400CW) leads two other CSX units on L110 van train east at Deshler 6/8/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 557 (AC4400CW) leads Q121 turning south at Deshler on a detour due to flooding in southern Indiana 6/8/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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UP 4708 (SD70M) and two sisters are in charge of CSX Q351 westbound at Deshler 6/8/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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UP 5125 (SD70M) and another UP unit roll CSX Q390 eastbound across the Toledo Sub diamonds at Deshler 6/8/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Y101 with 4425 (GP40-2) and its "shoving platform" (caboose) sit in Defiance Yard, resting on Sunday, 6/8/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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We're not sure of the parentage of 3092 (SD40-2) as it and a SD40T-2 lead an Indiana & Ohio train south across CSX at Hanler 6/8/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Maumee & Western 16 (GP10) switching at Defiance still wears its IC colors 5/31/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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This pair of Chessie System (B&0) cabooses was parked in CSX's facility at Garrett, IN, 5/25/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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UP 4686 (SD70M) leads a UP SD90-43AC and another UP unit on CSX Q351 westbound at FC, Definance, 6/1/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 5012 (AC6000CW) leads Q380 eastbound at Defiance 6/1/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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BNSF 9350 and 6115 (SD70ACe/ES44AC) rush a Powder River coal train east at Deshler 5/24/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX 4726 and 6005 (SD70MAC/SD40-2) bring Q375 south at Deshler as the Q500 (left) continues to turn for Chicago 5/24/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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I&O 4071 and 4070 (2 SD40T-2) are northbound at Hamler 5/24/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Sequentially numbered GP38-2's 5650 and 5651 are at Bryan NS local job 5/24/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CP 9632 (AC4400CW) has 3 leasers behid it as it heads west on NS near Montpelier, OH 5/17/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Indiana Northeastern 1602 (GP9) and 3 more units pulls a train into the former Wabash Yard in Montpelier, OH 5/16/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q231 with 7675 (C40-8W) leading makes the turn from the main to go south at Deshler 5/18/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q288 auto rack train is eastbound at Deshler led by CSX 8364 (SD40-2) 5/16/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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This car on CSX Q288 definitely has sat too long somewhere in tagger territory 5/16/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q506 is going north on the Toledo Sub in Deshler with CSX 8461 (SD40-2) leading 5/18/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q509 is westbound at Hamler behind CSX 5491 (ES44DC) 5/16/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Pumpkins west! BNSF 9905 (SD70MAC) and another BNSF unit take empty Powder River coal cars west on CSX at Deshler 5/18/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Indiana Northeastern GP30 2185 smokes it up as it heads west on old Wabash track west of Pergo Lct. (west of Montpelier, OH) 5/6/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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Canada? No, Montpelier, Ohio! This eastbound CP train on NS is led by SOO 6060 (SD40-2) on the old Wabash line 5/6/08 (Joe Kohnen)
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NS 9504 (C40-9W) leads a pair of CN units on a westbound NS train at Wauseon, OH 5/6/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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NS 7519 and 2774 (ES44DC/SD70M-2) roll a hot stack train east at Wauseon, OH, 5/6/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX Q389 is westbound at Harris Rd., Defiance, 4/29/08 with CSX 305 and 314 (2 AC4400CW)(Joe Kohnen) |
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CSX R647 is eastbound in Defiance with CSX 7320 (C40-8W) on the point 4/29/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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CP 9515 (AC4400CW) and a sister are eastbound on NS at Coruna, IN, heading for Butler to turn north on NS (ex-Wabash) 3/29/08 (Joe Kohnen) |
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