Retaining it's horizonal nose headlight through both a Morrison-Knudsen rebuild and more recent de-turboing, for SSW 7653 is no stranger to the mountains. However, it likely never operated over t... (more)

5,800 horses drag 12 loads of marble chips up one of the many grades on the Hook & Eye, passing two horses on a lovely farm.

A CSX Southbound pass by the Marietta Confederate Cemetery on the trip from Cincinnati to Waycross.

Jackson Square is decorated for Christmas as Job 104 switches cars along the waterfront, with the landmark St Louis Cathedral in the background.

BNSF H NSILAL1 22 passes over the 17th Street Canal and a much used flood wall in the time since this picture was taken.

The easily accessible but seemingly lesser photographed Norfolk Southern bridge over the Industrial Canal hosts a short Chattanooga-New Orleans freight.

BNSF H CSXLAL1 21 is almost on home territory, after running over CSX, NS and currently NOPB trackage that is dispatched by UP and running under UP symbol 2QEBLOJ 21.

The Lake City to Baldwin Turn heads home with a pair of long hood forward SD's and ~80 cars on the drawbar passing signals installed by the Seaboard Air Line RR.

The new Pilgrim's Pride feedmill in Fairmount, GA was already receiving test shipments, so I knew any unit train on the Georgia Northeastern could be the last. I ventured out in gloomy weather to... (more)

An automotive train from Detroit, MI passes the remains of an collision. The evening of November 15th, the SD60E in this photo was leading local G24 when it ran into the rear of 265 that was stop... (more)

Runthrough Dallas, TX to Atlanta, GA priority intermodal 220 is lead by a faded KCS de Mexico leader as approaches it's final destination of Inman Yard.

BNSF train H CSXLAL1 21 crosses the 17th Street Canal, which pumps water out of New Orleans/Metairie into Lake Ponchartrain. This and approximately 100 other flood gates will be closed for Hurric... (more)

With the Northeast corner of Hurricane Ida set to hit New Orleans the afternoon of 08/29/21... here's to hoping the elevated signal cabinets will not be necessary.

Flood control is part of life in New Orleans, framing Job 104 pulling plastic pellet hoppers from TCI Trucking Cold Storage.

Job 102 is bringing the first cut of 27 empty CSX covered hoppers back from the Pilgrim's Pride feed mill in Holly Springs. I didn't know it at the time, but this would be the last unit train of ... (more)