Campbell Soup was the biggest customer on DT&I's branch between Malinta and Napoleon. By the time of this photo, the branch - which at one time had been DT&I's mainline - was on its last legs.
The DT&I crew leaves their small yard and heads for the Campbell Soup plant across the Maumee River. That's the N&W they are about to cross. In the background a DT&I reefer sits on the interchan... (more)
Back before there was any talk of a Pioneer takeover, the Maumee & Western was still "going strong" on a fine spring afternoon as their Paducah-build GP11 leads a good sized train through downtown... (more)
On Christmas Eve, PREX 3054 a GP20, leads a train into Napoleon on Pioneer Rail's Napoleon, Defiance and Western. Believe it or not, as recently as 5 years ago the Napa here received boxcar loads ... (more)
Sitting in the shops area near the northern end of the Napoleon branch - DT&I's mainline in pre-Henry Ford days - 222 waits for its crew to board and head for the Campbell Soup factory across the ... (more)
Pioneer 3054 pulls a healthy string of cars through downtown Napoleon on the Wabash Fifth District. The Maumee and Western Railroad is no more, and the ND&W has improved operations on the line gr... (more)
Ambling along at a blistering 10 mph pace, PREX 3054 leads a 20 car train through downtown Napoleon on a chilly winter afternoon. Major trackwork is being done along the line between Defiance and ... (more)
Liked a visage from the past a leased Norfolk Southern GP38AC leads a Napoleon, Defiance and Western train at Napoleon, Ohio. Until 1990 this line was the NS Maumee District and this power may hav... (more)
Easing through downtown Napoleon with three boxcars, PREX 3054 starts into the Oakwood Avenue crossing on a cloudy afternoon. The PREX geep is the most recent company repaint, and also the first P... (more)
With all their work complete on the east side of town, the MAW heads west through what was once a small yard, but today is nothing but weeds. Meanwhile, old glory flies high above the local VFW ha... (more)