Reflecting the evening sunlight, empty hoopers head north behind two CSX locomotives. Towing empty coal hoopers...? Yes, but not in sight yet is covered grain hoppers. Composed of 192 cars and th... (more)

Some winged warriors roll through Birmingham with a colorful stack train. The cars on the track beside it belong to another Norfolk Southern train that is lead by NS engine #9789.

A couple of CSX motors power this priority intermodal train north through the rural area of Broughton. The second unit (CSXT 3139) will assist as mid power for the entire journey to Louisville, K... (more)

I'm not sure if any other railroads are doing this, but CSX has started labeling their Distributed Power Units with "DP" sticker decals. This logo is located on both sides of the engine... (more)

Surrounded by containers, a mix freight train is on its way out of Inman Yard behind three NS motors.

A unit train of phosphate loads pass through the busy location of Lafayette Connection with 4 CSX locomotives for power. Two units are on the headend and two more are sandwiched midway between th... (more)

Todays long Q648, rolls into the siding at Broughton for a higher priority (CSX i028) train to over take it. Before this train can get back on the mainline and continue north, a southbound (CSX i... (more)

Keeping pace with a rail grinder ahead of it, this Loram Cross Grinder stays back at a safe distance grinding crossings and switches. Here it takes the curve at Broughton before grinding the swit... (more)

Containers make their way out of Birmingham behind two CSX GE locomotives. The notable Sloss Furnaces stands high in the background.

Rolling through Lafayette Connection and operating as X606, two of Union Pacific's GE locomotives prepare to stop not far from here with their train at south LaGrange. A new crew is hours out and... (more)

The southbound Amtrak Crescent splits the signals at 24th Street preparing to make a stop at the Birmingham Station.

A ballast regulator watches many trains pass on the Lineville Subdivision along with another MOW equipment not in the picture. Autoracks speed by on northbound train Q202 as it prepares to make a... (more)

The sun is beginning to set on Magic City as trains continue to polish the rails from both CSX and Norfolk Southern Railroads. Next up, gliding into the golden light, is CSX train Q202 with huge a... (more)

Three Norfolk Southern locomotives roll through Mableton with a train of mixed freight.

A variety of freight moves through the city of Roanoke behind two General Electric built locomotives. There is another one about mid-train, (CSXT #3288) making operation easier over different gra... (more)