The CSX Northeast is a prototypical, freelanced CSX/Conrail merger prior to the breakup of Conrail. The layout features a single track mainline from Cleveland OH to Buffalo NY both represented by staging. Overhead freights pass through Euclid OH, Erie PA, Fairport Harbor and Dunkirk NY. There are several industrial switching areas and a helix to a 2nd deck and the fictional S&N Railroad. The West end features the shortline Central Ohio Railroad that interchanges with CSX at Euclid OH. The railroad has an operating ABS signaling system.