The Crescent - behind two E8As and two FP7As - pulls away from its Tuscaloosa station stop.

In the 1970s, the southbound Crescent did not get to Hattiesburg until very late in the afternoon, which could be a problem on short winter days. That's why the approach to the Leaf River Bridge ... (more)

It is still hard to believe that the Southern Crescent had to call at this pitiful remnant of Terminal Station. Built in 1909, and torn down in 1969 (just 5 years before this photo), Terminal Sta... (more)

I played 'catch the sun' all weekend on one of my few trips to Tuscaloosa way back when. As the Crescent rolled in from Birmingham, it was overcast as heck. A few minutes later, a brief sweet sp... (more)

Southern E8(a)s 6900-6914-6904 depart Peachtree Station in Atlanta, Georgia with Southern #1, the Southern Crescent circa 1970/1971. R. T. Steinbrenner Photo

A trio of Southern Railway E8As lead the railway’s flagship train, the Southern Crescent, as it makes its way from New Orleans LA to Washington DC. Train 2 is seen at the passenger stati... (more)

Southern Crescent, northbound near Hattiesburg.

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

The SOUTHERN CRESCENT rolls westbound through Norcross on the last lap to Atlanta in an early morning scene. My 1972 Volvo 142 was still new.

The CRESCENT departs Atlanta behind a fresh green E8 and another unit. The Southern was just beginning to paint the passenger units green once again and this was before the Southern Crescent scrip... (more)

The lead E8A on northbound Crescent catches a ray of late evening sunlight as it snakes its train into Chamblee, an Atlanta suburb that - at the time of this photo - was on the far northeast edge ... (more)

southbound Southern Crescent departing Hattiesburg, MS

northbound Southern Crescent approaching Hattiesburg, MS

The Southern Crescent is four minutes north of Atlanta's Peachtree Station, as it crosses the Peachtree Creek bridge. It's 7:04pm, and the train is beginning its overnight journey to Washington, ... (more)