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Sweet Home Alabama
Alabama may not be considered the most scenic state, or have a particularly exciting railroad scene, but it's where my roots are, and I'm proud to represent my home state through these scenes of trains in the Heart of Dixie.
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Photo ID: 278825

Montana may be well known as 'Big Sky Country' but even Alabama has its moments...

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Brownsboro, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 9627
Train ID: NS 738
Photo Date: April 04, 2009


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Added: Apr 05, 2009

Views: 3,888
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Photo ID: 271145

A northbound NS train comes through downtown Birmingham at sunset.

Railroad: Kansas City Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: KCS 3914
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 07, 2009


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Added: Feb 09, 2009

Views: 2,848
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Photo ID: 271005

202 and 74K stopped side-by-side in Irondale for crew changes.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD70
Location: Irondale, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: NS 2530
Train ID: NS 202
Photo Date: February 07, 2009


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Added: Feb 08, 2009

Views: 2,425
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Photo ID: 262153

Q592 nearly blocks our view of Q185 during a perfectly timed meet in downtown Birmingham.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 4043
Train ID: CSX Q185
Photo Date: November 30, 2008


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Added: Dec 01, 2008

Views: 3,105
Comments: 2

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Photo ID: 250915

The 4270 leads the OCS ferry move into the siding at Portersville, as viewed from the front yard of an abandoned farm house.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD F9(A)
Location: Portersville, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: NS 4270
Train ID: NS 955
Photo Date: September 13, 2008


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Added: Sep 14, 2008

Views: 4,935
Comments: 3

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Photo ID: 232775

A Scherer coal train glides over the Tennessee River on a gorgeous spring evening.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Bridgeport, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: NS 732
Photo Date: April 20, 2008


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Added: Apr 23, 2008

Views: 4,182
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Photo ID: 225708

An empty Scherer train passes the old store in Lim Rock as it comes through the interesting three-way grade crossing at Jackson County Road 119.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Lim Rock, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 5936
Train ID: NS 733
Photo Date: March 02, 2008


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Added: Mar 02, 2008

Views: 3,603
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Photo ID: 217561

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Garden City, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 9029
Train ID: CSX Q575
Photo Date: January 02, 2008


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Added: Jan 02, 2008

Views: 3,300
Comments: 3

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Photo ID: 207919

The L&N herald still proudly adorns the restored depot in Cullman, while a duo of former C&O Geeps looks on.

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: EMD RDSLUG/RDMATE
Location: Cullman, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 2274
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 21, 2007


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Added: Oct 22, 2007

Views: 2,695
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Photo ID: 192073

202 eastbound through Heflin on a stormy summer evening. A welded rail train is parked in the background.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE C40-9W (Dash 9-40CW)
Location: Heflin, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: NS 9939
Train ID: NS 202
Photo Date: June 29, 2007


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Added: Jul 02, 2007

Views: 3,304
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Photo ID: 185813

As viewed from the Victorian-style wrap-around porch of a nearby house, NS train 187 slides through the Highway 147 crossing on the siding while 334 holds the main.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE C40-8W (Dash 8-40CW)
Location: Gold Ridge, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: NS 8371
Train ID: NS 187
Photo Date: April 29, 2007


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Added: Apr 30, 2007

Views: 3,520
Comments: 6

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Photo ID: 183546

An intermodal train swings into a superelevated curve as it heads north toward Birmingham. The community of Abanda is named after the initial builder of the railroad: the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atl... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE C40-8 (Dash 8-40C)
Location: Abanda, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 7594
Train ID: CSX Q180
Photo Date: April 12, 2007


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Added: Apr 12, 2007

Views: 3,537
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Photo ID: 178503

A Herzog ballast train glides across the trestle over Lake Martin. Erosion along the shore has caused a large tree to fall into the water.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD70M-2
Location: Alexander City, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: NS 2733
Train ID: NS 922
Photo Date: March 08, 2007


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Added: Mar 08, 2007

Views: 3,547
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Photo ID: 178319

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE C40-8W (Dash 8-40CW)
Location: Loachapoka, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 7798
Train ID: CSX A746
Photo Date: March 06, 2007


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Added: Mar 07, 2007

Views: 2,593
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Photo ID: 167066

A southbound grain train is silhouetted against a clear sky as it crosses the lift span of the Tennessee River drawbridge. The single track bridge is owned by NS and NS dispatchers control the mov... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE C40-8 (Dash 8-40C)
Location: Decatur, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 7522
Train ID: CSX G470
Photo Date: November 25, 2006


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Added: Nov 30, 2006

Views: 5,608
Comments: 6

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