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Illuminated by the golden light of the early morning sunrise, CSX train B641 is reflected in the calm waters of the Mill Creek as it hustles northbound across the bridge at Winton Place just north of Cincinnati with a trio of Union Pacific motors on the point.

The newest and cleanest Indiana & Ohio locomotive, GP38-2 No. 3565, originally built as Rio Grande GP40 No. 3053 in 1966, leads an I&O / Cincinnati Railway Passenger Special for I&O employees past the former PRR interlocking tower at Rendcomb Junction in the Linwood area of Cincinnati on June 13, 2023. The trip operated with the Cincinnati Dinner Train's equipment, and ran as a lunch special over part of the normal CDT route for I&O management and employees with I&O Geeps on each end.

As the morning fog begins to burn off, a pair of CSX Geeps greets the sunrise on the Ohio River Bridge as train L348-29 brings a cut of cars from the former L&N DeCoursey Yard in Kentucky to Queensgate Yard in Cincinnati.

An empty I&O Melvin Stone Train makes a sprint across CSX trackage as train Z896-29, heading for the I&O's Midland Sub behind three SD40-2's as they cross the Mill Creek Bridge at Winton Place interlocking in Spring Grove Village.

Dawn breaks over Cincinnati as CSX's Worthville Turn, train L411-12, crosses the Ohio River Bridge on the northbound leg of their journey to Queensgate Yard with a three pack of classic EMD SD40-2's for power.

Awaiting a new crew to take it on south, CSX train K227 rests at Tower A behind Cincinnati Union Terminal with a solo fresh CSX Huntington Shops SD70AC rebuild, CSXT 4566, on the point. This view is from CUT's Amtrak Station platform.

Running over four hours late, Amtrak No. 50, the eastbound "Cardinal", approaches the former C&O Ohio River Bridge as it departs the Buckeye State of Ohio and the City of Cincinnati for the Bluegrass State of Kentucky.

I&O transfer job Z880-01 is reflected in the calm waters of the Mill Creek and it rolls northbound through Winton Place interlocking just north of Cincinnati on CSX trackage with the IORY 5016 as the sole power. 5016 (ex-UTAH and Hamersley Iron 6063) is one of two Australian-built EMD SD50S units on the I&O roster, with the other being IORY 5017 (ex-UTAH and Hamersley Iron 6064).

With their EMD 16-645E's in full song, three classic CSX GP38-2's power road turn job J784-14 across the Mill Creek Bridge at Winton Place Interlocking in the Cincinnati suburb of Spring Grove Village, Ohio, on an absolutely beautiful late Spring morning.

TVRM's restored Southern Railway 2-8-0 No. 630, built in 1904, leads the NS New Royal Palm excursion train as it crosses over Mehring Way near downtown Cincinnati, inbound to Gest Street Yard behind Cincinnati Union Terminal to turn and service the train.

Our daughter Naomi gives a friendly wave as CSX's latest commemorative paint scheme locomotive, painted for the 50th Anniversary of Operation Lifesaver, rebuilt EMD SD70AC No. 4568 leads the Cincinnati to Lima Turn, train L424-08, northbound on former B&O rails in the Cincinnati suburb of Hartwell, Ohio.

Running about 4 hours behind schedule, Amtrak Train No. 50, the eastbound "Cardinal", makes its way along the old Cincinnati Union Terminal Southeast Connector (today part of the CSX Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision), heading towards CT Junction and the Ohio River Bridge as it passes over the Global Shipping Company building on Mehring Way below.

IORY 3488, an ex-Burlington Northern SD40-2, leads the eastbound CIND Honda Turn at Idaho Street in Sedamsville.

CSX's one and only ex-MARC GP40WH-2, CSXT 9969, leads Track Geometry Train W003-26 northbound across the Mill Creek Bridge at Winton Place Interlocking in the Cincinnati suburb of Spring Grove Village on former B&O rails.