Union Pacific #7066 is 3rd in the consist on Norfolk Southern Train 377 stopped on top of the trestle at Leeds, AL. waiting permission to proceed west to Norris Yard. At the same time Norfolk Sout... (more)
Norfolk Southern's Nickel Plate Heritage Locomotive leads Train 154 eastbound through Eastaboga, AL.
Norfolk Southern's Nickel Plate Heritage Locomotive leads Train 154 eastbound through Riverside, AL.
Air conditioned, radio controlled, and very visible.
Still working hard for many decades now, this Ex Conrail EMD waits with a short consist in Birmingham for a crew. At dusk, this 3,000 horsepower beast finally gets powered up.
Photo by Dick Campbell. From my collection.
For the time being, this Loram Ballast Cleaner calls the house track in Roanoke home until its next call for duty.
The first real road switcher looking pretty.
A lone NS engine heads north on its way to cross the Tennessee River and pick up cars from various industries before bringing them back to their yard in Decatur.
An NS train heads south across the Tennessee River with BNSF run-through power.
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The returning Guntersville Turn with a former B&O unit, still unmodified to reflect the change to CSXT. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.
On the day before Mother's Day, the North Alabama Railroad (NARM) on their Mercury and Chase Railroad operates a "Mother and Son" excursion train. The train is about to clear the Chase ... (more)
Challenge: Top this for a bad paint job. This was the yard switcher de jour I found on a business trip. Former C&O unit.
CSX's Riverfront Local heads past the old Stone Lumber building as it begins its return trip to Oakworth Yard.