An ex-PRR baggage and ex-Pullman sleeper in MOW paint, buried in Fairlane Yard, Lorain, have recently been pulled clear 5/21/09 (Dan Davidson)

Ex-Pullman sleeper, minus any markings, has recently been pulled from storage in the depths of NS' Fairlane Yard, Lorain 5/21/09 (Dan Davidson)

Ex-PRR B60 bagge car, one of two "relics" from the back corner of NS' Fairlane Yard, Lorain; ownership and fate unknown 5/21/09 (Dan Davidson)

ACY caboose 61 at Bellevue, 3/77, on the rear of a W&LE (ACY) Akron-Bellevue turn (Steve LaConte)

Puzzle palace. You can count 17 double-slip switches at the west end of Torontio Union Station in this April,1979, photo (Steve LaConte)

Ashland 65 (ex-CR NW2) at the Ashland, OH, yard 1/31/88; today all ASRY locos are serviced in Mansfield (Steve LaConte)

ASRY 33 and 32 pass the Plymouth Loco Works on a train to Willard in 1991. Repainted 33 still in use, 32 is a "parts donor" in Mansfield (Tom Boylan)

ASRY 65 and 66. still in CR paint, at the Plymouth Locomotive Works which used to service and store ASRY power, 1991 (Tom Boylan)

This was a special design locomotive, with remote-control lights, built and tested by Plymouth Locomotive Works in 1991 (Tom Boylan)

New Plymouth loco ready for shipping. This frame will raise the loco so a special semi truck could back under the unit 1991 (Tom Boylan)

B&O 9096 (Alco S4) at the Mad River & NKP Museum, Bellevue, carries a Central Soya logo on the long hood 8/2/97 (Richard Croy)

NYC 4096 (E8A) was on display at the Mad River & NKP Museum, Bellevue, 6/7/97; it's now on display at Medina, NY (Richard Croy)

NYC 4096 (E8A) was on display at the Mad River & NKP Museum, Bellevue, 6/7/97; it's now on display at Medina, NY (Richard Croy)

That's class! DT&I color-position light signal, with decorative cast concrete posr, at Carlton, MI, in 1972 (Tom Boylan)

CUVA, ex-RDG, 4070 (2-8-2) is leaving the Akron yard passing under the Erie bridge. It n will turn on the Y and head north 7/7/82 (Steve LaConte)

CUVA 4070 (ex-RDG 2-8-2) has come into Willard on an excursion and is preparing to spin on the turntable to go back to Akron 10/23/83 (Steve LaConte)

Turning the CUVA 4070 (2-8-2) at the Willard roundhouse; it was on a Cleveland to Willard round trip 10/23/83 (Steve LaConte)

Nice-looking Akron Barberton Belt Line caboose sitting in their yard in Akron in 1983 (Tom Boylan)

Ohio Central's first steam engine, Jackson Iron & Steel 3, at the Mad River & NKP Museum, was traded to Steamtown for 1551. 7/30/83 (Steve LaConte)

BLW 3 (0-6-0) is switching cars in the coach yard at the Mad River & NKP Museum, Bellevue, 8/23/83 (Steve LaConte)

OC 6307 amd 6313 (2 FP9A), in PRR-like livery, roll an OC excursion at Fresno, headed to Sugarcreek 10/12/02. CP now owns the units (Richard Croy)

The conductor and crewmen of OC 6307 (FP9A) wave to railfans as the OC excursion at Fresno heads toward Sugarcreek 10/12/02 (Richard Croy)

Ohio Central 1293 (4-6-2) leads an OC excursion train through Fresno, OH, back to Morgan Run 10/12/02 (Richard Croy)

Ohio Central 1293 (4-6-2) leads an OC excursion train through Fresno, OH, back to Morgan Run 10/12/02 (Richard Croy)

OC 6325 (ex-GTW 4-8-4) double-heads behind OC 1293 on the 10/12/02 return from Sugarcreek to Morgan Run (Richard Croy)

OC 6325 (ex-GTW 4-8-4) double-heads behind OC 1293 on the 10/12/02 return from Sugarcreek to Morgan Run (Richard Croy)

Cleveland Rys 1225 Peter Witt trolley at Trolleyville, Olmsted Falls 8/16/02. Car now is at Lake Shore Electric Rwy. musem in Cleveland (Richard Croy)

Toronto Transit 4602 PCC trolley at Trolleyville, Olmsted Falls 8/16/02. Car now is at Lake Shore Electric Rwy museum in Cleveland (Richard Croy(

Ohio Central 1293 (4-6-2) stands at Sugarcreek, waiting to go out on the next (now gone) excursion to Baltic 9/13/02 (Richard Croy)

Ohio Central 1293 (4-6-2) stands at Sugarcreek, waiting to go out on the next (now gone) excursion to Baltic 9/13/02 (Richard Croy)

Erie Western 1600 (ex-CNW RS3) at Huntington, IN, Aug. 78. Today there isn't any sign of a railroad ever being in Huntington (Jeff Reams)

Ohio Central 1293 arrives at Indigo Lake Station on 9/20/07 CVSR special excursion to Akron (Richard Croy)

OC 1293 stands at Indigo Lake Station on 9/20/07. Sun's reflection obscures the number board at the headight. (Richard Croy)

The engineer of OC1293 looks back to check where to stop at Indigo Lake Station for the photo run-nu 9/20/07

The builder's plate on OC 1293, class G5d, proclaims that it was built in June, 1948, one of the last North Anerican steam locos (Richard Croy)

Ohio Central 1293 eases its excursion train to a stop at Indigo Lake Station for a photo run-by 9/20/07 (Richard Croy)

During a short stop at Indigo Lake Station, OC 1293's engineer changes the bulb in a balky marker light, 9/20/07 (Richard Croy)

The run-by is over, the passengers are reboarded, and OC 1283 blasts out od Indigo Lake Station headed for Akron 9/20/07 (Richard Croy)

Bringing up the rear of the 9/20/07 excursion was CVSR 365 (Alco C420) which will tow the train and OC 1293 back from Akron (Richard Croy)

Here she comes! OC 1293 steams south down the CVSR heading for Akron on a 9/20/07 steam excursion in the valley (Richard Croy)

Ohio Central 1293 eases its excursion train to a stop at Indigo Lake Station for a photo run-by 9/20/07 (Richard Croy)

Ohio Central 1293 eases its excursion train to a stop at Indigo Lake Station for a photo run-by 9/20/07 (Richard Croy)

OC 1293 passes the station at Jaite on its southbound excursion run on Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR 9/20/07 (Tom Boylan)

Loading up! OC 1293 takes on coal at CVSR's Boston Mills Station before starting its 9/20/07 run down the Cuyahoga Valley (Tom Boylan)

All coaled up, OC 1293 backs north from Boston Mills to Independence to get its train for the 9/20/07 Steam In The Valley run to Akron. (Tom Boylan

OC 1293 has backed up from Indigo Lake and is preparing to start its photo rub-by staged there as part of the 9/20/07 excursion. (Tom Boylan)

CP 2816 Royal Hudson (4-6-4) paused in CSX's Defiance Yard on its 6/14/04 trip across Northern Ohio. (Joe Kohnen)

Rails For Ohio 2913 (GP35) is an ex-WLE loco painted for a rail promotion in the '90's. It's went to Ohio Central and may have been sold. (Tom Boylan)

Rails for Ohio GP35 2913 was for a "3C Corridor" demo. In Oct., 994, it was in New London. The demo never ran and OC got the loco. (Steve LaConte)

CNW F7a 409 was at Rails Diversi fied (now defunct) in Barberton for repair work on 7/19/95 (Arnold LeBowsky)

B&O CPL array at Hamilton 9/97 ( Sheldon Lustig)

The General (4-4-0), of Civil War fame, was displayed on one of the platform tracks at Cleveland Union Terminal c.1970 (Sheldon Lustig)

The General (4-4-0), of Civil War fame, was displayed on one of the platform tracks at Cleveland Union Terminal c.1970 (Sheldon Lustig)

PPG 1776 (GE 70 ton) painted for the Bicentenial celebration, woring the PPG plant in Barberton 1/19/82 (Steve LaConte)

N&W 917 (2-8-0), 105 years old, has arrived at Bellville and will be cosmetically restored as part of a restaurant project 7/25/08 (Tom Boylan)

N&W 917 is being unloaded at Bellville, Rt. 97 and I-71, to be added to the two cars as part of a planned themed restaurant 7/25/08 (Tom Boylan)

This ex-B&O baggage car is behind McDonalds and the Dutch Restaurant at I-71 Exit 165 in Bellville, OH, 9/11/07 (Tom Boylan)

LAVALCO (LVXX) 1941 caboose is coupled to the baggage car on display at the I-71 Exit 165 in Bellville, OH, 9/11/07 (Tom Boylan)

Ready for the Monday morning rush, 5 Chicago Metra sets are lined up at Blue Island on Saturday afternoon 5/20/06 (Jeff Reams)

CVSR 6777 (FPA4), still in D&H colors, is on the rear of a southbound Cuyahoga Valley Scenic train 6/94 (Russell Imburgia)

CVSR 365 (C420) brings up the rear of a southbound Cuyahoga Valley Scenic train led by 4099 (FP4) at Brecksville Station, 6/16/05 (Russell Imburgia)

Steam in the valley! CVSR 4070 is southbound in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in the mid-1980's. Engine now out of service (Russell Imburgia)

A Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RDC car approaches the Brecksville Station just south of the Rt. 82 bridge, 6/16/05 (Russell Imburgia)

The passengers disembark at Jefferson from an Ashtabula, Carson, & Jefferson ride behind ACJ 107 (S2) 10/11/03 (Russell Imburgia)

Out of place, but ex-Erie Lackawanna electric commuter car from NJ is in the Mad River & NKP Museum coach yard at Bellevue 5/4/07 (Richard Croy)

Historical plaque at Bryan marking the test run of NYC M-497 which set the U.S. train speed record. The plaque was installed 11/14/03 (Richard Croy)

Don Wetzel, "pilot" of NYC M-497 on its record-setting run, spoke at the dedication of the historical plaque in Bryan 11/14/03 (Richard Croy)

This is the trackside memorial to David A. McKay who passed away in 2004 at Berea where he loved to sit and shoot the passing trains. (Richard Croy)

The original WLE at Milan is commemorated by this plaque in the Huron River Greenway on Mason Rd., Milan, 8/28/07 (Richard Croy)

WLE's Timetable #1 is commemorated by this plaque in the Huron River Greenway on Mason Rd., the former WLE Huron Branch 8/28/07 (Richard Croy)

Shover. PRR 2, on display at the Mad River & NKP Museum, Bellevue, used to shove loaded cars up the Sandusky coal loader. 10/6/06. (Richard Croy)

Ohio Central 1293 (4-6-2) stands in Sugar Creek, OH, on 9/3/02 about to leave on the Baltic trip, now discontinued (Richard Croy)

OC 1293 (4-6-2) leads the southbound excursion returning from Sugar Creek, crossing Ohio 93 in Fresno, on 10/12/02 (Richard Croy)

OC 6325 (4-8-4) is in the 2nd spot on a southbound OC excursion at Fresno, returning from Sugar Creek 10/12/02 (Richard Croy)

OC's PRR F9A's 6307 and 6313 lead excursion north to Sugar Creek at Fresno, with steamers on the rear 10/12/02. CP now owns these F9A's (Richard Croy)

Memorial in Riverview Park, Cuyahoga Falls, to the 43 persons who died in the July 31, 1940, crash of the PRR Doodlebug there (Richard Croy)

B&O's Capitol logo remains on the bridge carrying ex-B&O, now CSX tracks over Market St., Youngstown, near the Amtrak station. (Joe Assion)

Beaufort & Moorhead 1860 (FM H12-44) now is at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC, 4/20/07 (Joe Assion)

Restored SCL caboose 0613 is one of the displays at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer 4/20/07 (Joe Assion)

Which do you like better? Two "flavors" of N&W C31 cabooses are on display at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer. 4/20/07 (Joe Assion)

NYC color-light interlocking home signal (now gone) at Berea, looking east. The area at the right was a local yard in 5/64 (Sheldon Lustig)

The General, of Civil War fame, made a stop in East Cleveland on 7/8/63 during a national tour (Sheldon Lustig)

Memorial at West Lafayette, near Coshocton, to the 33 PA National Guard soldiers who were killed in the 9/11/50 PRR troop train wreck (Shedon Lustig)

A second memorial to the 33 PA National Guardsmen who died in the 9/11/50 PRR troop train wreck at West Lafayette, near Coshocton (Sheldon Lustig)

In Oct., 1983, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic 4040 (ex-RDG 2-8-2) on an excursion from Akron to Willard is being turned there for the return. (Steve LaConte)

Back in the "good old days," Cuyahoga Valley Scenic ran 2-8-2 4070 on the valley run, here at Akron 8/7/82 waiting to go back north (Steve LaConte)

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic's 2-8-4 4070, now in rebuild, steams up near the old B&O coal tower in Akron before heading back north 7/26/81 (Steve LaConte)

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic 4070 (2-8-4) steams north out of the B&O Yard in Akron, under the Erie bridge, 7/26/81 (Steve LaConte)

Gone now, but in March, 1960, NKP still was operating Hulett ore unloadders at the Huron, OH, docks. (Glen Ayers photo, Steve LaConte collection)

CNW 413 and 409 (2 F7a) at the A&BBL shops in Barberton for work on these units 6/16/85 (Steve La Conte)

France Stone's "critter" was painted into Bicentennial scheme by Bellevue Boy Scouts in 1976. The loco now is at the Mad River Museum. (Steve LaConte)

Lenawee County RR 1 (Alco S-2), on display in Adrian, MI, was used until 1983 on a predecessor of the Adrian & Blissfield RR. (Steve LaConte)

Ex-MLW 740 (Fairbanks Morse H12-44) as it arrived at the Mad River & NKP Museum, Bellevue, 3/12/81 (Steve LaConte)

Milwaukee F7 82A at the Mad River & NKP Museum in Bellevue 10/20/84; unit later went to Orrville and then Ohio Central (Steve LaConte)

PennCentral 7 business car, priv ately owned, is at the Mad River & NKP Museum, Bellevue, 9/6/88, and it is still there today. (Steve LaConte)

Whitcomb 0154 center cab was used at the Pillsbury elevator in Huron 4/22/82. The elevator will be torn down in 2007 for condos. (Steve LaConte)

RE 1060 (S2). with a Whitcomb center cab, switches the Pillsbury elevator in Huron 4/22/82. The elevator is to be torn down in 2007. (Steve LaConte)

This is the old (pre-2006) paint scheme of Flats Industrial's 12 (SW9) at the road's office in downtown Cleveland. (Tom Boylan)

South Shore 802 "Little Joe" electric in Willard in the 1990's enroute to B&O Museum, now at the Lake Shore Railway Mus., North East, PA (Tom Boylan)

This big ex-PRR coal tipple still stands on NS' Columbus-Sandusky line at Harvey, north of Marion. It's impossible to tear it down. 6/07 (Tom Boylan)

Spencerville & Elgin RS3 606 is ex-Vermont RR, was sold to RJ Corman, then to Ohi-Rail, finally to Ohio Central and later scrapped. (Steve LaConte)

Somebody goofed! UP 2450 is off the track at GM Plant in Mira Loma, CA 6/17/05 (From internet via Kevin Tweed)