Southern's weekday turn out the former CofG to Roanoke and Lafayette has almost completed its round-trip back to its point of origin in Opelika. It was an interesting operation that utilized two m... (more)

Southern cabs 447 and 339 bring up the rear end of southbound 111 as they cross over the former L&N junction which would soon be removed.

Lots going on in this photo of a Southern Railway train passing the yard office in Greensboro, NC.

Southern Railway GP50 #7007 leads a southbound manifest through Erlanger, KY. Looking on are Mark Chester Jr, my dad, my nephew Eric, and friend Gary.

Alexandria Action 2 –The Southern Crescent is eight miles into its 1154 mile, 25 hour journey to New Orleans as it rolls out of Alexandria’s passenger station. An empty excursion train lead by... (more)

If memory serves, the turn between Eufaula and Ozark was down to three days a week by 1975, but I cannot remember if it was a roundtrip on M-W-F, or wb to Ozark on M-W-F, and eb back to Eufaula on... (more)

After placing a fusee between the rails of the Southern, a crew member climbs aboard 754 as the train proceeds toward Montgomery.

This is a snap shot taken by an unknown photographer. The print has been in my collection for decades, and I have no recollection of where it came from. However, I do know this is train 46, the no... (more)

A crew heads back to the yard with a cut of cars from the Cooper River port area downtown.

No. 6, the northbound Piedmont, departs Hayne Yard behind two RS-3's and four F-units, complete with pigs on the rear. This scene was taken from the overhead bridge at Farley Street looking toward... (more)

OK, it isn't Thurmond, WV, but Calera was a railroad town, with businesses (including a hotel and a drug store) that fronted on the railroad. That's Southern in the foreground, with L&N on the ot... (more)

Eastbound departing Chattanooga

The engineer heats up a few brake shoes as he brings the southbound Southern Crescent to a stop in Tuscaloosa.

The sun is below the horizon as a trio of SDs roar through Goodwater, the low light causing a Kodachrome 'blow-out' of 3230's headlight. An SD24 and an SD35 trail the Dash-2.