One of IC's SD40s with the unusual L-shaped windshield gets some attention at East Thomas yard. IC once had a pretty fair amount of B'ham traffic. Don't know what killed it, maybe going head-to-... (more)

An L&N crew waits to add private car Florida Surf to the rear of the Floridian. The car was built by Pullman in 1954 for the NC&StL.

Burlington Northern SW1500 #34 in East Thomas Yard. #34 was built October 1968 as Frisco (SLSF) #329 and later became Burlington Northern Santa Fe #3414

Burlington Northern SW1500 #31 sits adjacent to the Yard Tower in East Thomas Yard. #31 was built October 1968 as Frisco (SLSF) #326. After Burlington Northern - Santa Fe merger, unit became BNSF... (more)

A trio of SDs - led by an SD45-2 - roar toward the short bridge that carried SCL's ex-SAL Atlanta-Birmingham main over both the SOU and CofG mains at Weems.

GM&O's SD40s didn't visit Birmingham prior to the ICG merger due to restrictions on the L&N line used to reach B'ham from home rails at Tuscaloosa. After the merger, they became frequent sights a... (more)

Seaboard Coast Line GP16 #4704, crossing the Southern Railway Birmingham-Sheffield NA line at 27th Street, returning to the former Louisville & Nashville Boyles Yard. #4704 was originally a GP7 b... (more)

A scene which has played out in so many locations in 2014 is well demonstrated on this August day in Birmingham. While the venerable cantilever is still in place and governing movements, its PTC-... (more)

Illinois Central Gulf GP8 #7911, SD40A #6020, GP28 #9429 & GP10 #8254 lead an inbound Chicago train into East Thomas Yard. #7911 is former Pittsburg & Lake Erie GP7 #1505 (delivered as P&LE 5732,... (more)

Built as Southern Railway high hood SD35 3085 in January 1966, the unit has called BN/BNSF home since the early 90s after it's rebuilding into "SD38P" specifications. This small class on BNSF's ro... (more)

Biding its time on the east side of the BNSF’s yard in Birmingham, this auto rack train patently waits for its turn to distribute these empty bi-level racks so that they can be filled with the n... (more)

Burlington Northern SD40-2 #8096 sits adjacent to the East Thomas Yard tower. #8096 was built May 1980 and later became Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) #8096. After leaving roster, unit becam... (more)

Burlington Northern SD45 #6420 in East Thomas Yard. #6420 was built April 1968 as Northern Pacific #3620. Unit was later rebuilt to SD40-2 and became Kansas City Southern #616

Burlington Northern GP50 #3104, built for the Frisco but delivered post-merger, on the Shop Track. #3104 was built December 1980 (was supposed to be Frisco #794 but was delivered with BN paint an... (more)