Life and Times of a urban railfan

As I remember it it was a hot day in the summer of 1990, I was 9 years old and setting with my dad at the old Bunn restaurant on south street when I heard them blowing for the grade crossing a block away. I got up and dashed out the door out into the parking lot with my dad not to far behind just in time to witness two of the Akron Barberton Belt Switchers the 1501 and the 1502 pulling about 20 cars over to the Wheeling yard. Fast Forward 25 years sadly my dad, the restaurant, and the track are all gone. (The line was abandoned in 1997 for trackage rights on the CSX) While I was on a errand in Barberton I decided I would lurk around to see what I could catch. First one was by was a CSX Freight the Q276 with a standard cab leader followed by a K train with a CN mix in the power consist CSX Q276 (note the yard lead for the ABC Rwy.) CSX K train with the Canadian visitors While the K train was rolling by I got a hold of my buddy Jeff and give him the heads up and he gave me ...

I know it has been a while since posting on here but if you have looked at the weather here in Ohio you might understand. We have had rain almost every day at some point during the day it keeps me on my toes to try and keep myself and my equipment dry. Add in the fact I got to do photos for a wedding and other photo work this is what has been keeping me from posting. Last weekend I had the chance to go out and try a new lens with my buddy Dave and not only did we have Trains but we had a little mix of weather that made me really hone my skills as a photographer ( I shoot in Manual mode most of the time) So let's begin........... While not the first train we saw, here is a Photo of the early morning (about 7:30am)  consist of the Q352 Q352 in the rain  As you can see from the photos the rain just seemed to pour at times ( one of the reasons we were under a bridge) That did not discourage me from taking shots and trying first hand the new lens. As the morning cont...